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
City are humming with the sound of people hacking away at rome s favorite vegetable. so show me the artichokes. as i ve been finding out, with roman food, you sometimes have to dig a little to get to the good stuff. so this is for the carciofi ro alla romana. alla romana. or alla giudia once trimmed, they can be deep fried to make one of my all-time favorite roman foods. carciofi alla giudia - jewish fried artichokes. you know my grandmother and my mother would make these. ask anyone here and they ll tell you that this weird looking vegetable is a definitive roman food.
Right now, markets across the city are humming with the sound of people hacking away at rome s favourite vegetable. so show me the artichokes. as i ve been finding out, with roman food, you sometimes have to dig a little to get to the good stuff. so this is for the carciofi ro. allah romana or allah giudia. once trimmed, they can be deep fried to make one of my all-time favourite roman foods. carciofi alla giudia - jewish fried artichokes. you know my grandmother and my mother would make these. ask anyone here and they ll tell you that this weird looking vegetable is a definitive roman food. thank you so much. bye-bye. chao, chao.