people and their past. [speaking foreign language]. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques. it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing precious raw ingredients, from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and butchers preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. [speaking foreign language]. and a note for any vegetarians watching. umbrian eat a lot of meat. a lot of pork. like a lot of it. huge amounts of it. i surrender to the pork. umbria is named after the umbri. one of italy s most and i shen peoples. their landlocked homeland is right in the middle of the country. bordered on the west by its glamorous neighbor tuscany it s often overlooked. but while the landscape here is similar, the culture is very different, less fancy if you will. and i hear the locals like it that way. they are like flames, aren t they? i m heading deep into the heart of sagrantino te
what did the pope do? he said okay in order to use the sword now i will put a tax on the sword. it s crazy. it s crazy. the salt tax was the last straw. perugia declared war on the pope. but the paypal army crushed the insurgents in the streets. and the pope built a fortress smack in the middle of the town to show the people who was boss. but that didn t stop the people. their spirit of resistance lived on with a culinary plan to rebel against their oppressor. matteo takes me to one of his favorite hangouts. it s a new take on the traditional bodega. amongst the bounty of finest meats and cheeses the secret weapon in the battle against the salt tax. really? wow. [speaking foreign language]