Chris Hemsworth sends his best mates in search of the secret elixir of Bali | Azza & Zoc Do Earth

[cheering] - Hello. Chris Hemsworth here. I've decided to create a new series about unlocking health and wellness secrets around the world. Here's the catch. [announcer] Chris Hemsworth! [Chris] I'm too busy to travel to all these countries and get the goods myself, but these guys aren't. Azza and Zoc. Two of my best mates who've been with me since the very beginning. [grunting] [Zoc] Always remember safety. - Whooo! [Chris] They're completely unqualified, but completely lovable. [laughing] [Chris] Their mission is clear. Return home with new insights in how we live happier, healthier lives, all while risking their own, for my entertainment. And hopefully yours. - Ah, my feet. [Chris] Good luck, boys. - Oh, oh, oh. [Chris] You're gonna need it. [screaming] [Zoc] Oh, (beep) [animal grunts] [Chris] This is Azza and Zoc Do Earth. ♪ ♪ [Azza] Oh, how the hell did we end up in Bali? What has Chris done, mate? [Zoc] Well, I don't know what he's done. I just think he's just like, "Oh, I'm so tall and good looking that I can't come to a place like this 'cause I get noticed too much. So I'll send my two shorter mates to go and do it." And he's probably with his sensitive stomach and that. I'm like, "No, he couldn't handle this." [Zoc] He would struggle here. [Azza] Could you imagine? [Zoc laughs] Chicken skewer off the street. [Zoc laughing more] He'd be in hospital. [Azza] I reckon he's just lazy. [Chris] Well, first of all, how dare you call me lazy? And second, I fear no food. But I'm not mad at my mates. At least I made it to the right country. [Azza and Zoc chuckling] This is Bali, an Island in the South of Indonesia. I've been here countless times. If you're Australian and you surf, you go to Bali. [waves crashing] And this is definitely why I go. ♪ ♪ When I'm there, I always hear about a mysterious elixir that does wonders for your health. And that's why I've sent Azza and Zoc on a mission to meet with expert Onet Bu and learn about an ancient medicinal drink called jamu. - Hello. - Hi, so finally. - So we're in the right spot? [Onet Bu] Yes. - Well, yes, we've done it. - Good start, good start. - We weren't sure if this was a prank and our friend was just sending us here for no reason, but. - No, this is real. [Zoc] This is real. [Azza] I'm Aaron. - My name is Onet. [Azza] Onet, nice to meet you. [Onet] Nice to meet you. [Zoc] Hi, I'm Luke. Nice to meet you, Onet. - This is a jamu shop. - Jamu shop? - Jamu shop, yeah. - What does jamu mean? - Jamu is Indonesian herbal medicine. ♪ ♪ [Chris] This is jamu. Here's what I know. Indonesians drink it every day. Different blends are said to boost your immune system, ease digestion, and fight pain and inflammation. And while Onet's shop might look like a modern juice bar, the art of making this drink is based on generations of knowledge. - Very old concept, about 1,500 years. - You've had this store for what, a thousand years, roughly? - [laughs] Not that long. - You look great for your age. Fantastic. - Must be the jamu. [Onet] Yeah, this way. Yeah, this way. ♪ ♪ [Onet] This is my everyday jamu. Give you half first. This for you. - That's actually really good. - Oh, delicious. - That's like a-- - It's very good, isn't it? [Zoc] That tastes healthy. - Okay, and this one is-- [Azza] Oh, that one looks a bit thicker. [Zoc] Yeah. [Onet] So inside it has ginger. - Could be jamu tipsy after this. [laughing] - That's good too. A little bit different aftertaste. - The turmeric one. - Oh, okay. Jamu. - Ginger and turmeric. - Oh, that one's got a bit more kick. That's when you've gone through a hard breakup, that one. - Yeah. - That's got some bitterness to it. - Yeah. - Bitter. - Bitter, yeah. - Bitter, so okay, in life you learn. Life is not only rainbow. So you are sweet, sour, bitter, salty. - It is matching my personality. [laughing] - Getting salty with you. - So we are here. Now we can speak more deep about jamu because you want to understand what's behind this jamu world because it has the history. [Onet's voice fades] [Chris] Here's a fun fact about Zoc. He can fall asleep anywhere, especially when he's jet lagged. Shh, it's okay little buddy. This is a good spot for some animation. [Onet] Jamu, it came from two words: Jampi and usada. [Azza] Jampi. [Onet] Jampi. Jampi means blessing. Usada means medicine. So it's really strong connection between medicine and the spiritual. [Azza] Yeah, the spiritual side of it, yeah. [Onet] I want to tell you about the Jamu Mandala. Our ancestors teach us circle of life. We start from zero, yeah? And then we grow into teen. [Zoc] That's him. [Onet] Yes. And then we're going to adult. And then this old. [Zoc] That's Aaron. [Azza] Yes. [Onet laughing] [Onet] So in the jamu concept, when we are born, it's represent with tumeric. And then on the teen, the kanchur and then ginger. It's more spicy. [Azza] Yeah. [Zoc] I love my spice. [Onet] And then going to adult, it's ingredient like bitter. [Azza] So it's basically like different formulas... [Zoc] Yeah. [Azza] ...to the age group. [Onet] Yes. It's not only a product, but this is like the way of living. [Chris] Welcome back, Zoc. - Really is the circle of life in there, isn't there? [Zoc] Circle of life. [Onet] Yes. - I like it. - And then now is the mission. - Oh. - Oof. [Chris] Of course there's a mission. I didn't send you boys to Bali to sit back and slam tasty beverages. You've got health and wellness secrets to unlock. - We're ready for the mission. - First, you need to get jamu ingredients. - Okay. - Second, you need to make your own jamu - Oof. - With a traditional method. - Yep. - Third, you have to sell the jamu that you make. - We're gonna sell it? - I knew it. It's Chris, it's all about money, isn't it? He wants more money. - How much does one man need? [Onet Bu] Welcome to Ubud market. For fruit, vegetables and all the ingredient for cooking. - No touching. - Oh, sorry. [laughing] [Onet] This is a salted fish, yeah. - It's almost like a beef jerky of the sea. - Yes. - What is that? - This is durian. - It's like a hedgehog. Oh, fire, that's huge. - They call it a stinky fruit. [Azza] Oooh. [Onet] This is the jackfruit. - Oh my God, that's huge. - Oh my God, the size of that. - That's bigger than him. - So we will need turmeric and then this one is ginger. [Azza] Ginger, yeah. [Zoc] Oh, ginger. [Chris] Meet turmeric and ginger, the stars of jamu. Sure, they're not much to look at. Look like a boring pile of rocks, don't they? However, they're actually superfoods with incredible health benefits backed by modern science. Turmeric contains curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory that can fight chronic pain. Ginger contains gingerol, an antimicrobial that can kill viruses and bacteria. Outside of Indonesia, turmeric and ginger can be found in any market and they're easy to include into your diet. [Onet] A little black pepper, yeah? [Zoc] Yeah. [Azza] Yeah, I like that one. [Onet] So pepper, star anise, we have cardamom then we need, uh, cinnamon. - All right, so that's us done. - Yeah. - All right. [Onet] So before we go for making jamu, there is more history and philosophy and the spiritual concept of jamu. [Chris] Like Onet said, jamu isn't just a product, it's a way of living. So she wants Azza and Zoc to have a deeper understanding of jamu culture. In Bali, they believe that everything is connected. When you improve your health through jamu, then you have a better connection with your community and nature. [Azza] Oh God. [Zoc] Whoa, whoa, there he goes. [Azza] Oh, he stinks. God, that's bad. Go back on that one. - Oh, oh, oh, oh. - There he comes. - She's biting me, dude. - Stop yelling, stop yelling. [Chris] I think they could use some help connecting with nature. So Onet's having the boys deliver jamu to a priest on the Western side of Bali, who uses jamu on his farm. Did I mention it's only three and a half hours away? Three and a half hours. Okay, all right, well, we don't really have any money or transport or we've only got these little legs that can carry us only so far. - Okay, yeah. Any ideas? ♪ ♪ [♪ singing in Indonesian] [dog barking] [♪ singing in Indonesian] ♪ ♪ [♪ singing in Indonesian] [music stops] [toilet flushes] [♪ singing resumes] [kitten sneezes] [Chris] This is Pak Mangku's house, a Balinese priest who practices traditional Indonesian medicine called Usada. [Azza] A little bit nervous. You're the guy, this is the guy we've traveled all this way to meet and we're gonna find a little bit about Usada. - Usada. - Yeah? [Azza] Anything else you can show us. We've come a long way. [Chris] Yes, Azza, you've come a long way, but we're just getting started. You see, these aren't just any buffalo. - Why does these cows get a jamu? - You race these? - Does somebody hop on it and ride it? They do? [Azza] That's why they have their jamu to get them ready for racing. [Azza & Zoc] Faster? - So the jamu gives them a bit of an edge. - Yeah. - We're not gonna do that though, are we? - We're not doing buffalo racing though? We're gonna do it? - We're racing? - We're gonna do it? [laughing] On these? [Azza] Has anyone ever been hurt racing these? - Yeah. - One week ago? Oh, fantastic, fantastic. And we've just given them a pint of jamu to really fire them up, fantastic. - Yeah. ♪♪ [Zoc] Well, may the best man win. - Good luck, mate. Too fast, too fast. Got you already. That's a win for me. First up. First win. - No, actually, no, hang on. There's flowers and maybe we're in this together. - That's in case one of us dies. That's what they just push us out of the ocean. - Just lay the body. - So we have here the crowns for the buffaloes. And we also have the crowns for you guys. [Zoc] Yeah. [Azza] Oh, pretty cool. Safety first, mate. [Zoc] Yeah. - Okay, so it's called Makepung. ♪ ♪ - It's a Balinese word, which means chasing each other. The idea started in 1930s by farmers here. The buffalo will go around the muddy rice fields to soften the soil. But one time the farmers got bored and they thought, "Hey, let's make it more fun. Let's race." And the government decided why not develop it to also support tourism. - So farming production went down, tourism up. Yeah? [Chris] I know, I know. What does this have to do with health and wellness? [Zoc] Jeez, that scared the hell out of me. [Azza] See that? Yeah. [Zoc] They're ready to go. [Chris] Well, nothing, except maybe threatening, as they're in Zoc's health and wellness. [Azza] Very excited, very-- [Zoc] I gotta control my whip. [Azza] Not nervous at all. [Chris] The point is, there is no point. I just wanted to make them do it. - Good luck, Az. - Good luck. [Zoc] I don't need luck, bro. ♪ ♪ [buffaloes groaning] [Man] One, two, three. [Azza and Zoc] Hiya! Hiya! Hiya! [Azza] Come on! [Zoc] I'm the winner! I'm the winner! [Zoc laughing] [Zoc] Yes! Yes! [Zoc] Oh, what a day. [Azza] Not a bad day for a buffalo ride, I reckon. [Chris] What an incredible race. There were no losers today, except Azza. Azza definitely lost. Don't worry, though. I'll make fun of him later, because now it's time to-- [Azza & Zoc] Morning. [Onet Bu] Good morning. [greets in Indonesian] [Azza] This looks good. What time will it be ready? [Onet Bu] Almost. Yes. So all this that you bought yesterday, yeah? [Zoc] Yeah, this is what we got. - Ready for the jamu making? - We're ready. - Ready, yes. - Pretty good in the kitchen, so I'm quietly confident. - He is, he's actually a pretty good chef. - And I'm a pretty good eater. - We're a good match. - First, we will make jamu tea, and then second preparation, we will make the juice from each ingredient that we will use. [banging] [Onet Bu] 10 pieces of cardamom, 10 pieces of star anise. - It's really sharp, isn't it? - It is sharp. - Do you have some gloves for this? Is this safe? Did you hear the story about me and Aaron yesterday? We had a bit of a race in a makepong. - And, uh, and now I can't walk. It's a little hard on the legs. [Onet Bu] Male buffalo or female? [Zoc] It's a good question. [Azza] Male, they were male buffalos. [Zoc] Were they male? - Yep, I checked. - Did you? - Yeah. - What did you check? - You can check from the horn. - It's an easy way to find out. Yeah, the horns, exactly. That's what I was gonna say. That's a male for those horns. Big old horn. [Onet Bu] Check, yeah, from the horn. So we will prepare ginger, turmeric and aromatic ginger. - Yup. - You can start to roast. [Zoc] Okay. Ginger in that. [Onet Bu] Yeah. - Oh no. - Here. [Azza] Oh yeah, that smells good, doesn't it? [Zoc] Smells real good. - So your turmeric is ready, yeah? So you need to grate. So turmeric, it has the active ingredient is curcumin. - Yep. - Yes, it has very strong, the anti-inflammatory. - Inflammatory, yeah. - Inflammation, yeah. - I actually had brusitis in my right shoulder and I took a cumin tablets to bring down my inflammation. It actually worked. - Yeah. - This takes a while. - Yeah. - I'm really earning this jamu. - This is ready, yeah. You need to squeeze, yeah. - Squeeze? - Yes, you need to squeeze. - How do I do that? - With your hand. - What, in there? - How hot is it? - Okay. - Ah. [Azza laughing] It's pretty warm. - It's warm, it's good, okay. - Should we wait a bit, or you? - No, no, no. It's the best time. - She's making me look soft. That's really warm. - Okay. - You've got a glove on. - Squeeze. - Yeah, there you go. I'll let you do this one. Look at you go. It's not your first rodeo. - Now we will do aromatic ginger. This is more soft than the normal ginger. - This is the baby ginger? - Yeah, the baby ginger. [Azza] Or as we call it, Luke's ginger. I'd just love to know who was the person that was like-- - Yeah, who started all this. - Who started it, like who put it together. I was like, I'm gonna try this out. I think like that with everything though. Who came up with football? Like, who was just like, oh, I'm gonna-- - Get a ball. - Thinking about this game, I've got this round ball. - Yeah. - Jjamu and football are very similar in that way. - Yeah, yeah. - Language. Me talking to you right now, strange, isn't it? Just like sounds, and you are understanding what I'm saying. Who came up with that? - I want to introduce you to my friend. This is Daniang. [Azza] Yeah. [Zoc] Daniang? - So yeah, Daniang. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, Daniang. - She's been consuming jamu the whole life, yeah. Wow. How old is she? [speaks in Indonesian] - 87. - Wow, gosh. - 87, yeah. - She looks amazing. - Look at her. - The jamu's working. - I don't look that good now. - Yeah. - Who does she think is gonna make the better jamu? - Same like what you do. - Do you reckon it's the same? - Yes, the same. - I think she pointed at me though. [Azza] Okay, who does she think is better looking then? - It's a no brainer. - Is that? - Hey. - She pointed at me. - No, I'm talking about this. - Yeah, you're talking about this, me? - No, she pointed at me. - Me, me, yes, she said yes. - She felt sorry for you. - It's me, it's me. - You tricked her. - It's me, I did trick her. But that's fine because she pointed to me, so. - Okay, now from these three juices, we can make three kind of jamu. - What kind of flavor do you think you're gonna go stronger? What do you like? - Well, 'cause I'm younger, I'm gonna go the sweeter flavor. - Sure. - And then 'cause you're old and bitter and sour, you're gonna go that soury taste. Here's to Jamu and health. - It has lemongrass, cinnamon, cardamom, clove. - Do I look younger? [Onet Bu laughing] [Chris] So we've learned about the ingredients of Jamu and their health benefits, but a larger question remains. Do our boys now understand the deeper meaning of Jamu culture? This is the time also important when you want to give blessing maybe for your family or-- - Getting taller, better looking, wealth. [Chris] Ah, Zoc, not there yet, are we, buddy? But have no fear, you and Azza are about to face your final challenge. - Now the mission today is almost done. - Yeah. - And you still have another mission, yeah? Which is, you need to sell, yeah? [Azza] We have the hard part. Who do you think did better today? Do you think I was better in the kitchen than Aaron? - Mmmm. Let me think. No, it's all right, you can say it, he's here. Just let him know. Be fair but firm. - Who will know which one is better is your customer. - Oof. - That's true, that's true. Let's leave it to the customers to see what's better. - Leave to your audience and your customers. - You wanna come with us and help sell? - I will watch from far, yeah. - She's not into it. [laughing] ♪ ♪ [music stops] [traffic noises] [Azza] I'm a bit nervous. - We just need to find someone. [car honking] - They're in trouble. - Oh no, these fellas might wanna get some Jamu as well. Maybe we offer the police some Jamu and see if it smooths it over. - Do you wanna come here? [Man] I'm good. Okay, he's scared. - You, yes, you're a man. - Come on, come here, come here, come here. - Don't you run away. - Have I got anyone for one Jamu? You, sir, would you like some Jamu, Jamu? Going once, going once, one taste of Jamu? No, you. Come over here, come over here. - You want some Jamu? - Come here. People are kind of strategically moving away from us, I believe. - Walking around us, oh, this guy. - Watch the road, sir. Welcome. Where are you from? - No thanks. [Azza] No? Okay. - I was way off with that guy. - I think you should try to help him across the road, like he was 90. Well, that's all right, you can't win 'em all. [Chris] In hindsight, I can't blame anyone for not wanting to buy street juice from two random Aussies. Let's see if Onet can help. - Hey. - So how's your day? - It's slow, but we're, you know, we're getting through it. We actually need you, 'cause I'm like, I need some, we need some tips. When you take out the bottle... - Okay. - ....you shake it. - What if I spin it a bit, like a bit of, you know? - Oh, what do you think? No? - Ow! Double spin, oh! [Azza] That's making me nervous. Is that a normal selling technique? - No, I'm scared. I'm scared. Don't forget, this is not about the product itself, Jamu, but also about the connection. Remember how we met? Like, remember how you arrived to my shop and how we connect? - Yeah. - It's not coincidence. You have connection with Jamu, you have connection with me, with all of this, the Jamu journey. So use that as a tool. - I like that, connecting. - Good luck. - Wish us luck, yes. - And enjoy the moment, enjoy the Jamu journey. - All right, will do. - Who wants some jamu? [Chris] See, there's the lesson. It's not about whose Jamu is better. It's about how Jamu creates a better connection to their health and to their community. - Oh, who's this? - Oh, who's this? - Come here, buddy. - How are you, my man? - What's going on, buddy? - Good. - Do you want to have the best Jamu you've possibly tasted in your life? - Yeah. - Okay, let's see. - Oh, he's ready. - All right, here we go, buddy. Now this one's got a bit of kick in it. All right, ready? - Let's go. - Here we go. - Oh, he likes it. - Oh, yeah. - That's got a bit of kick, doesn't it? - That's got a bit of ting. Good work, buddy. - All right, buddy. - Oh, you're gonna be big and strong now. - Healthy. - Oh, yeah. - See these people walking towards us? I want you to say, "Come and try some Jamu." - Oh, look, he's working it. - Yes. - Yeah, it's slipping. - Oh, oh. - That is bitter, yeah? I like it. - You like it? - You guys seem like lovely people, so let's share it, yeah? - It's very healthy drink. - You good? - All right. - Oh. - You like it? [laughing] - It's good for your stomach, good for headaches. - And we made it ourselves. - We made it ourselves. - We made it with love. Taste that love. - What do you think? - Very good, but because of the love. - Because of the love, see? So this is turmeric, ginger. - There you go. - Yes. - Yes, there we go. - Yes. - You look like you're glowing already. - Glowing. - You look fantastic, bud. - There he is. - Jamu. - Jamu. - Jamu. - Jamu. - Jamu. ♪ ♪ - Oh, he just downed that. - Yeah. - Good to see you. - Thank you. - See you later, buddy. [Chris] So this is where our story comes to an end. Azza and Zoc have fulfilled their mission, learning about the ancient elixir, Jamu, and unlocking the health benefits of turmeric and ginger. Like any good travel story, it's really about the journey. It's about the friendships they've formed with Onet, the angry priest, Pak Mangku, and four surprisingly well-dressed buffalo. [Azza] Ah, (beep) [Chris] Aza and Zok have been forever changed by their experience. May have me to thank for it. You're welcome, boys. And I'm proud of you guys. Let's raise a glass of Jamu when you get home. Do you think there's a chance that maybe we'll become more famous than Chris? - 110%. - Yeah. I feel like in the future, maybe Chris will work for us. - I can see it happening. - Well, we can teach him about Jamu, and I can also teach him how to send emails and things like that. - Teach him about nutrition. He can train me. - His career, our career. - Yeah. How are we gonna get home? [Azza] Let's call, Chris.