people here do things their own way. take the energy of new york and mix in the gritty elegance of new orleans. add 3,000 years of history and cook it all up in the heat of the world s most famous volcano. that is napoli. 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. in the south we are very used to fight. this place may be looked down on as the poverty-stricken underdog of italy. but the people who live in this region have their own way of doing things. for me this is our philosophy. this is our style, our tradition. they ve given the world its favorite food. pizza margherita. just don t forget where it was invented. if pizza was going to be born anywhere, it would be here in naples. the city is hot, fast, and a feast for the senses. naples is situated in campania. it s the unofficial capital of the italian south and is even older
engulfed by a magnificent chaos and there s no point in fighting it. people here do things their own way. take the energy of new york, mix in the gritty elegance of new orleans, add 3,000 years of history and cook it all up in the heat of the world s most famous volcano. that is napoli. 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. in the south, we are very used to fight. this place may be looked down on as the poverty-stricken underdog of italy. but the people who live in this region have their own way of doing things. for me, this is our philosophy. this is our style and tradition. they ve given the world its favorite food. favorite food. pizza margarita! just don t forget where it was invented. [upbeat piano music] if pizza was going to be born anywhere, it would be here in naples. the city is hot, fast, and a feast for the senses.
straight to the source? buffalo were brought to work the southern italian land by arab conquerors almost a thousand years ago. and early each morning their milk is turned into the finest mozzarella. this masked man is mimmo la vecchia and he s acknowledged as one of the greatest cheese makers in italy. once this morning s collection of buffalo milk is heated, mimmo adds rennet to separate out the curds and the whey. the curds are chopped and boiling water is added. the result is incredible. it s like he s a magician, do you know what i mean?
world, and was the first ever pizzaiolo to be recognized by the michelin guide. enzo. whey! the only thing he loves more than pizza is naples itself. before he makes me a pizza, the maestro needs to go shopping. and when you re in campania, who needs a store when you can go straight to the source? buffalo were brought to work the southern italian land by arab conquerors almost a thousand years ago. and early each morning their milk is turned into the finest mozzarella.
[ speaking non-english ] the only thing he loves more than pizza is naples itself. [ speaking non-english ] before he makes me a pizza, the maestro needs to go shopping. and when you re in campania, who needs the store when you can go straight to the source? buffalo were brought to work the southern italian land by arab conquerors almost a thousand years ago and early each morning, their milk is turned into the finest mozzarella .