Through the Olive Branches . Theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. Thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. This region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. Fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. Hello. Hello. One focaccia. And durum wheat for pasta and bread. Grazie. Look at that. Im stanley tucci. Im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. You really want it to be like that . Need to be like this. Despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italys poorest. It was nicknamed the shame of italy. Located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty and hardship are very much a recent memory in this part of the world. Get out of here. But today
hello, i m in puglia, which is the heel of can you see me through the olive branches? they re hard to avoid in puglia, a region that s home to 60 million olive trees. that s one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine that s grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. hello. hello. one focaccia. and durum wheat for pasta and bread. look at that. i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my italian heritage, so 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. you really want it to be like that? need to be like this. despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italy s poorest. it was nicknamed the shame of italy. located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty a
through the olive branches? they re hard to avoid in puglia, a region that s home to 60 million olive trees. that s one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine that s grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. hello. hello. one focaccia. and durum wheat for pasta and bread. grazie. look at that. i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my italian heritage, so 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. you really want it to be like that? need to be like this. despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italy s poorest. it was nicknamed the shame of italy. located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty and hardship are very much a recent memory in this part o
altogether. it s advancing about 20, 30 kilometers every year. we are facing a situation that we either plant these varieties that are resistant, or we won t have any more olives in this area. it s that simple? yeah, it s that simple. their presence is commanding, even in this state of decay. but back at agostino s farm, with views across the thriving groves and a table laden with the fruits of their labor, it s heartening to hear that his family has wasted no time in addressing the issue. how many new trees have you planted? the variety that s resistant? 800. 800 plants. and 2,000 of leccino. but i hope to save the others, too. so can we taste the olive oil? of course. these are the olives we were looking at before. yeah, this is the best olive oil in the world. according to the producer, yes. yeah. i ll show you now how to do
kilometers every year. we are facing a situation that we either plant these varieties that are resistant, or we won t have any more olives in this area. it s that simple? yeah, it s that simple. their presence is commanding, even in this state of decay. but back at agostino s farm, with views across the thriving groves and a table laden with the fruits of their labor, it s heartening to hear that his family has wasted no time in addressing the issue. how many new trees have you planted? the variety that s resistant? 800. 800 plants. and 2,000 of leccino. but i hope to save the others, too. so can we taste the olive oil? of course. these are the olives we were looking at before. yeah, this is the best olive oil in the world. according to the producer, yes. yeah. i ll show you now how to do it. show me how to do it. you have to make it a little warmer. all the flavor comes up.