by the covid pandemic. but i ve arrived during a brief moment of normality when lockdown has been lifted restaurants are filling up and masks are optional outside. bologna is an ancient university town the oldest in the western world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. [massimo] smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. [nicola] this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. [woman] every cut is perfect. .drives its producers
world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. massimo: smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. nicola: this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. woman: every cut is perfect. .drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. massimo: slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they ve waited. man: 25 years old. whoa! it rea
oh my god! if one goes to heaven this is probably it. alright let s go get some. we re homing in on the cold cuts. mortadella. mortadella? one can t have too much mortadella in this life. this city has always been a multicultural melting pot and this finely-ground pork sausage definitely has some german influences cooked into it. two hundred grams. two hundred grams, yeah which is a lot but. i m starving, you re starving too. i m starving. spiked with peppercorns and pistachios, mortadella is also beautifully bejeweled with white polka dots of sweet fat from pigs throats. back in the 17th century mortadella became one of the earliest protected products with an official decree from the church outlining the recipe and ingredients. ciao, buongiorno. buongiorno. this osteria dates back to the 15th century. really? you could buy wine but not food. so it was only to meet people. they play cards they talk about politics.
Into vinegar than fine wine. i keep hearing that it s a trait of emilians that you take something that isn t quite what it should be and turn it into something special. in the end it becomes even super special. alright, let s go look at them. okay, please follow me. but we re not heading down to a damp wine cellar, we re heading upstairs to an attic, the traditional place for aging vinegars so they re exposed to changing temperatures. we actually are in the heart of the most ancient collection of casks that we ve got. this says from 1600. in balsamic vinegar, the older the better because balsamic vinegar will eat up, slowly, the wood of the cast. so, a family will never throw away their old cask. in each of these rows of casks you find your own balance with the taste. it s a very artisanal method that s incredible. with this tool called ladro, beppe is actually moving some vinegar from the second to the first cask. beppe, straight from his last film as pinocchio s dad,
Into vinegar than fine wine. i keep hearing that it s a trait of emilians that you take something that isn t quite what it should be and turn it into something special. in the end it becomes even super special. alright, let s go look at them. okay, please follow me. but we re not heading down to a damp wine cellar, we re heading upstairs to an attic, the traditional place for aging vinegars so they re exposed to changing temperatures. claudio: we actually are in the heart of the most ancient collection of casks that we ve got. stanley: this says from 1600. in balsamic vinegar, the older the better because balsamic vinegar so, a family will never throw away their old cask. claudio: in each of these rows of casks you find your own balance with the taste. it s a very artisanal method that s incredible. claudio: with this tool called ladro, beppe is actually moving some vinegar