trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. it s shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. i have never seen anyone do that before. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. may i? thank you. how are you? good. good. surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. you re a great shot. and gatherers. it is perfectly balanced. wow. wow! the sea brought the outside world to the venetians and fed their appetites. mmm, so many different cultures right in a bowl. venice is the capital of the venito region. it is flat, fertile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites and in the east warmed by the adriatic sea. 117 islands sit in this salty bay, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to
generation fishmonger. it looks like a pearl. the precious ink is used to stain the risotto black, making the dish as theatrical as venice itself. for our two-person feast we are buying ten cuddle fish, then heading to my hotel to cook. but the problem is i just want to buy all of it. i want to buy all of it, but i can t. i m staying in a hotel, i can t. not a good idea. i can t. this fabulous dish is identified with venice because there s so many cuddle fish in the lagoon. maybe it is also because the whole fish is used, and despite their wealth the venetians are a thrifty people. we haven t been in a kitchen together for 20 years. did we even cook at my house? i think we did with your mom, your dad. you know, your mom was the boss. was very judgmental. so cuddle fish risotto is a
first you have to extract the ink sac on punctured. it s easy if you are a 10 generation fissure. the precious ink is used to stain the risotto black making the dish as theatrical as venice itself. for our two-person feast, we are buying 10 cuttlefish and then heading to my hotel to cook. i want to buy all of it. this fabulous dish is identified with venice because there s so many cuttlefish in the lagoon. maybe it s because the whole fish is used. the venetians are a thrifty
[speaking foreign language]. let s get the little ones. first you have to extract the ink sack unpunctured. it s easy if you re a 10th generation fishmonger. it looks like like a pearl. the precious ink is used to stain the risotto black making the dish at theatrical as venice itself. for our two-person feast we re buying ten cutle fish then heading to my hotel to cook. the problem is i want to buy all of it. i can t. i m staying in a hotel. that this fabulous dish is identified with venice because there are so many cutle fish in the lagoon. maybe it s because the whole fish is used and despite their wealth the venetians are a
. first you have to extract the ink sack, unpunctured. it is easy if you re a tenth generation fish monger. it looks like a pearl. the precious ink is used to stain the risotto black. making it as theatrical as venice itself. for our two-person feast, we re buying ten cuttle fish. then heading to my hotel to cook. the problemcy want to buy all of it. i can t. i m saying in a hotel. this fabulous dish is identified with venice because there are so many cuttle fish in the lagoon. maybe it is also because the whole fish is used and despite their wealth, the venetians are a thrifty people. we haven t been in a kitchen together for 20 years. did we even cook at my house? i think with did. your mom, your dad.