so here we are in milan, the fashion and industrial powerhouse of italy. i ve only been to milan a few times and always in passing. i ve never stayed here long enough to really get a sense of it. the first thing that strikes you about milan is its dynamism. no wonder espresso was invented here. i think i might need a few of these just to keep up with the rhythm of the city, but do the hard-working milanese bring as much to the italian table as they do to the country s economy? 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. that s delicious. here in milan, the menu is nothing like you expect. up here in the north, forget about pasta and pizza. oh my god, that s so beautiful. perfecto . this is the land of rice and polenta. -polenta in the ancient time, it was like the bread. -people from south of italy call us polentoni . [tucci] there isn t e
peru is a country that s historically driven men mad, mad for gold, for coca, for its magical, ancient history. but now, there s something else drawing outsiders to its hidden mountain valleys. we love this stuff. we obsess about it, gorge on it, and fetishize it. i m talking about chocolate. once a common treat, it s now becoming as nuanced as fine wine, making the pursuit of the raw, good stuff all the more difficult. i m joining that hunt in remotest peru, but not before i ve re-immersed myself in the booming lima food scene. i took a walk through this beautiful world. felt the cool rain on my shoulder. found something good in this beautiful world. i m in peru with this guy, eric ripert. the guy was looking at us. he went into the tree. that s funny. chef of the world-famous restaurant, le bernardin, in new york, to look at where chocolate comes from, particularly our chocolate. so that s why we re in peru. but before we get all indiana jones, we re spending so
us a traditional peruvian mountain meal. chris: wow. anthony: oh, whoa. johanna: juanes. eric: juanes? johanna: juanes. anthony: juanes are rice dumplings with boiled egg, chicken, and achote inside. wow. eric: this is amazing. anthony: mm. eric: buonissimo. [ johanna speaking spanish ] anthony: mm. mm-hmm. anthony: and not surprisingly, some cuy, or guinea pig, of which there seems to be many around for the taking, this preparation served with a cacao sauce. oh, that s good. all of this food is delicious. so, chocolate, particularly our chocolate, it s a luxury food item, right? eric: yes. anthony: this is an area that s abundant with coffee, chocolate, fruit. how s life for the locals? [ don speaking spanish ] eric: he says that, 20 years ago, 25 years ago, it was easier for him. he was planting, uh, soybeans. anthony: right. eric: and coffee. and he was making much more money.
coque: the sauce, the sauce. let s all do a sauce, yeah. anthony: it does not get any better. voila. let s do it. man, that s awesome. coque: yeah, yeah. anthony: the beef heart? coque: yeah. anthony: yeah. mm. that is some magical right there. coque: salud. eric: salud. anthony: salud. eric: it s very garlicky, the marinade. it s nice. this is what, the tripe? dona: corazon de pollo. eric: corazon de pollo, ah. chicken heart. anthony: mm, yeah, that is seriously tasty. eric: delicioso, huh? buonissimo. anthony: the beef heart and the chicken heart is the texture is so nice. eric: and it s hot. the sauce is really hot. coque: oh yeah. come on, wasabi, a little bit. anthony: whew. all right. i m maxed out. really delicious. delicioso, excellent.
everybody just come and pick. that s enough pizzoccheri for like a thousand people. jamie, ja jamie, give me the camera. you eat. do you like it? i like it. thanks very much. oh, they re eating it. the crew is exhausted, they re ravenous and they re lapping it up but will my efforts stand the test of the locals? the family that owns the lodge we re staying in have offered to be my judges, including the octogenarian patriarch. very good. buonissimo. don t say that because i m famous.