But im here to discover how its the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. But im going to warn you, if youre on a Low Carb Diet beware. Youre going to see a lot of pasta in this show. I mean, like, a lot of it. Like, a lot. Im sorry. Ive been visiting rome for decades. Its beauty and history still leave me breathless but sometimes its difficult to find a good meal if you dont know where to look. Rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overlooked in favour of its grander gastronomic neighbours like tuscany and umbria. But lazio has fed rome for centuries and every part of the sheep and pigs raised here is put to use in kitchens across the city to make deeply flavoursome food. To start my journey im catching up with My Old Friend claudia. Shes lived here virtually her whole life. There you are. Her Cardinal Rule for good food is, when in rome, eat as the romans do. Are you okay . Im good. Im so happy to see you. It was a long time. It was a long time. Somehow almos
city of togas and gladiators, power and intrigue, empire and ruin, and of course la dolce vita - the good life. 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. the famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. -but i m here to discover how it s the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. but i m going to warn you, if you re on a low carb diet beware. you re going to see a lot of pasta in this show. i mean, like, a lot of it. like, a lot. i ve been visiting rome for decades. its beauty and history still leave me breathless but sometimes it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in lazio, a region sometimes overlooked in favour of its grander gastronomic neighbours like tuscany and umbria. but lazio has fed rome for centuries and every part of the sheep and pigs raised here is put to use i
even if you ve never been to rome, you ve been to rome. its stories have been told and retold on stage and screen. the city of togas and gladiators, power and intrigue, empire and ruin. and of course, la dolce vita, the good life. 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 twenty regions is as unique as the people and their past. [ speaking in foreign language ] the famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. [ speaking in foreign language ] but i m here to discover how it s the food of ordinary romans that has conquered our hearts. but i m going to warn you, if you re on a low carb diet, beware. here! you re going to see a lot of pasta in this show. i mean like a lot of it, like a lot. i m sorry. i ve been visiting rome for decades. its beauty and history still leave me breathless. but sometimes it s difficult to find a good meal if you don t know where to look. rome is situated in
Recipe and of course it s the best ever, you know, and yours is nothing compared to mine. right, it s true. it does become very territorial doesn t it? yeah. romans revere what they call the four pastas. tucci: nice to see you, thank you for having me. simple but iconic dishes of staggering deliciousness. they are creamy cacio e pepe, made with mainly sheep s cheese and pepper the ancient gricia, which has added pork, its luxurious cousin carbonara which is elevated with egg yolks and finally our lunch today, amatriciana - made with tomatoes..and this roman favourite, guanciale, fatty pork cheek. tucci: the guanciale are a base for a lot of different dishes in rome.
Says is the pantheon of pasta. the restaurant is fully booked. but we don t care. yeah, we don t care. well tell me some more about pasta in rome. pasta in rome is like, you eat it every day. i mean you don t live without pasta. every day? and everybody has its own recipe and of course it s the best ever, you know, and yours is nothing compared to mine. right, it s true. it does become very territorial doesn t it? yeah. romans revere what they call the four pastas. nice to see you, thank you for having me. simple but iconic dishes of staggering deliciousness. they are creamy cacio e pepe, made with mainly sheep s cheese and pepper the ancient gricia,