no wonder espresso was invented here. i think i might need a few of these just to keep up with the rhythm of the city, but do the hard-working milanese bring as much to the italian table as they do to the country s economy? i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m travelling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. that s delicious. here in milan, the menu is nothing like you expect. up here in the north, forget about pasta and pizza. oh my god, that s so beautiful. perfecto. this is the land of rice and polenta. polenta in the ancient time, it was like the bread. people from south of italy call us polentoni .
marco maselli is the restaurant s owner. basically, the main ingredients are bread and the black cabbage. and then, we have the tomato and bread soup, pappa al pomodoro. the base is olive oil and garlic, tuscan bread and tomato. it sounds very simple. not so simple to prepare. tucci: not simple to make. marco: to make good. but, in my opinion, the queen of the tuscan dishes is the panzanella. i was hoping that was mine. also, a very simple and poor dish. tuscan bread soaked in vinegar and onion and tomato. marco: enjoy. tucci: thank you. daniella: this panzanella is very good. tucci: and this pappa al pomodoro, perfecto. this is one of my favorite
not so simple to prepare. tucci: not simple to make. marco: to make good. but, in my opinion, the queen of the tuscan dishes is the panzanella. i was hoping that was mine. also, a very simple and poor dish. tuscan bread soaked in vinegar and onion and tomato. marco: enjoy. tucci: thank you. daniella: this panzanella is very good. tucci: and this pappa al pomodoro, perfecto. this is one of my favorite things, i make it for my kids, they ll just eat. like it s ice cream, practically. we have good tomato, good olive oil and tuscan bread. maybe not tuscan bread. maybe, ok. [laughs] i have to admit, that i much prefer tuscan bread cooked in dishes like this because on its own it can taste quite bland and that s an understatement. it actually tastes like cardboard. that s because it s unsalted. one theory is that florence refused to pay its arch-rival town of pisa for its salt.
good in. perfecto. cheers. cheers. perfect. proper. it s just that little bit thicker. wienerschnitzel is so thin and it gets kind of dry. it s so perfectly moist. so good! grazie. preg go. cesare unlocked some of the gastronomic secrets of this metropolis for me. but i hear that to get to the heart of it i may need to go underground.
nothing like you expect. up here in the north, forget about pasta and pizza. oh my god, that s so beautiful. perfecto. this is the land of rice and polenta. polenta in the ancient time, it was like the bread. people from south of italy call us polentoni. there isn t even a tomato in sight. this is amazing. and olive oil plays second fiddle to butter. butter? jesus. whoa, jesus. warning - irresponsible amounts of butter were used in the making of this program. okay, i hate to say it, but we need more butter.