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Foodie culture is obsessed[br]with authenticity.

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But when we get Moroccan honey,

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San Marzano tomatoes,

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that means shipping food,

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carbon emissions,

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plenty of waste,

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and excess packaging

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for food that, sometimes, [br]not even as fresh or as delicious.

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Adding COVID-19,[br]and you have a whole new problem:

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frozen supply chains

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or closed borders.

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That's changing how we eat and[br]forcing us to also look at what's local.

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Some countries, like Russia,[br]have a lot of experience with this.

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MADE IN RUSSIA

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(Alec) <i>Jay Klouz has been[br]a nightclub promoter in Spain,</i>

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<i>a tour boat owner in France,</i>

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<i>and a celebrity chef in Australia.</i>

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<i>Now, the American lives in Russia</i>

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<i>where he's added cheesemaker to the list.</i>

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(Klouz) Every person has a different hand,

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and this hand makes cheese.

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You could be more aggressive,

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and you'll have another cheese.

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You could be more careful,

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and you'll have another cheese.

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You can even be half a degree higher,

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and you'll have another cheese.

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(Alec) <i>Klouz uses local ingredients [br]to make European favorites</i>

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<i>like feta, Gouda, and ricotta.</i>

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<i>Flavors that began to make their way here [br]after the fall of the Soviet Union.</i>

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(Alec) So, I grew up in Wisconsin,

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and we've always had cheddar, [br]pepper jack, all sorts of--

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you know, real sharp cheeses.

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Love this stuff.

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And then I came to Russia,

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and it was like, cheese was white [br]and didn't taste like anything.

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Tastes like plastic.

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What made you decide to start[br]making your own cheese?

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You know, one thing you learn in Russia,[br]the winters are rough.

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The Russians prepare for winter

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so, being prepared means, [br]also eating good stuff.

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(Alec) <i>For years, Russia imported [br]as much cheese as it produced</i>

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<i>until 2014.</i>

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<i>Russia annexed Crimea.</i>

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<i>The US and the EU[br]slap sanctions on Russia,</i>

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<i>and President Putin responded by[br]banning food imports from those countries.</i>

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<i>Cheesemakers like Klouz [br]saw sales go way up.</i>

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<i>Russian production[br]increased by at least 50%.</i>

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(Klouz) Please don't forget[br]to return my spoon.

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(Sofia) Yes, return the spoon. Thanks.

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After Russia stopped purchasing[br]cheeses abroad,

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the cheese market changed a lot.

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So we started buying here.

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We are very satisfied[br]with the price and quality.

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(Alec) And how have the current sanctions[br]changed the industry?

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(Klouz) With the sanctions there's [br]more interest in the people making cheese.

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Like, "Oh, we don't need you, [br]we have Jay."

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I'm like, "Yeah, right."

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Fifty kilos a day,[br]how am I going to feed Russians?

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"Jay will save us!"

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I'm like, what? [br](laughter)

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People are funny here.

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(Alec) <i>But some people are more confident[br]in local producers' ability</i>

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<i>to fill the giant cheesy hole[br]left by the counter sanctions.</i>

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<i>Klrill Sharshukov imported Italian cheese</i>

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<i>until the food embargo forced him[br]to start making his own.</i>

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(Sharshuko) Here we have[br]Caciocavallo cheese.

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A classic Italian Caciocavallo cheese.

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It is fermented for about 6 to 12 months

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and has a specific, light taste.

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And here we added fenugreek seeds.

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Tastes like cheese with with walnut,

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kind of a sweet dessert-y crunch.

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It doesn't have nuts?

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No, no. This doesn't have any nuts,[br]but is has that flavor.

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I don't know if this is allowed on TV,

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but these seeds are[br]healthy for men, apparently.

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So this is delicious and healthy for me?[br](laughter)

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(Alec) <i>After the embargo,</i>

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<i>the government started giving[br]out subsidies and tax breaks</i>

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<i>to boost domestic production.</i>

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<i>Something Sharshuko believes</i>

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<i>is giving Russians a chance to catch up[br]to the world's cheesemakers.</i>

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(Sharshuko) The longer this goes on,[br]the more experiences we have.

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We reproduce Italy's cheeses here,

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replace its classic cheeses,[br]and produce them.

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So it would be very difficult to return.

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(Alec) <i>But the Russian cheese revolution [br]isn't for everybody.</i>

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<i>Imported foods were always[br]too expensive for most Russians.</i>

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<i>Meaning locally-made burrata will probably</i>[br]<i>never be on their shopping list.</i>

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<i>And economists are skeptical</i>

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<i>that the people [br]who could afford fancy cheese</i>

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<i>are going to see local versions</i>

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<i>as anything other than[br]a secondary substitute.</i>

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When we imported cheese, it had quality.

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We, the small portion of affluent people,[br]got used to it.

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When that cheese disappeared,

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those people stopped buying[br]Russian copies of cheese

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because they don't trust the quality.

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Well, I hear from the cheese producers--

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Russian cheese producers--

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who say sanctions have been a huge help.

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Those you spoke to are very few[br]because, as a matter of fact,

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90% of the Russian cheese market

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is mass market cheeses.

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I wanted to ask what will happen

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to Russian cheesemakers[br]if sanctions are lifted tomorrow?

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There will be[br]competition again for 15 to 20%

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of wealthy people in Russia.

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People who have invested[br]in cheese production

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will be hit hard.

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(Alec) <i>The drive for food Independence[br]has protected Russia</i>

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<i>from supply disruptions during [br]the pandemic, the government says.</i>

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<i>It's also helped a fledgling,[br]farm-to-table movement here.</i>

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- Five more minutes.[br]- No, two and a half.

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(Alec) <i>Ivan and Sergey Berezutskly have[br]their own farm to produce ingredients</i>

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<i>for their restaurant,</i>

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<i>which in 2019 was named [br]one of the best in the world.</i>

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It's a simple dish: potato with caviar.

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Here you are.

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The majority of our guests[br]need healthy and fresh food.

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This is a development Russia[br]and other countries have come to.

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The sanctions have[br]accelerated the process.