that means it s the green heart of italy. not a jealous heart but a fertile one. arriving in early fall, i chart a course through umbria s ancient forests and misty mountains. this is italy before the romans. a place where families live close to the land. a land of saintly legends, impossibly perched hilltop towns and rustic cuisine. wow. stop filming and just eat it. cheers. 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. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques, it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing its precious raw ingredients. from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and the butchers, preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. and a note for any vegetarians watching, umbrians eat a lot of meat, particularly pork, like a lot of it. h
fertile one. arriving in early fall, i charter course through the ancient forests and misty mountains. this is italy before the romans. a place where families lived close to the land. a land of saintly legends, impossibly pernled uphill towns and perfect cuisine. i m stanley tuchy. i m italian on both sides, and i m traveling across the country to discover foods and their ties to the past. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants. it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing its 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. and a note for any vegetarians watching. they eat a lot of meat, particularly pork. like a lot of it. huge amounts of it. i surrender to the pork. umbria is named after one of italy s most ancient people. their land locked homeland is right in the middle of the country. bordered in the west by us
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Black truffles are among the most costly French delicacies and the world's most expensive mushrooms. If you are unsure whether the subterranean fungi are worth your money, head to the new truffle museum in France's south-western Périgord province, famous for its black truffles. Housed in a renovated town palace in Sarlat, the museum teaches you all you need to know about the region's "black diamonds" - and also lets you try them, according to French tourism agency Atout France. After learning ab