Through the Olive Branches . Theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. Thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. This region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. Fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. Hello. Hello. One focaccia. And durum wheat for pasta and bread. Grazie. Look at that. Im stanley tucci. Im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. You really want it to be like that . Need to be like this. Despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italys poorest. It was nicknamed the shame of italy. Located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty and hardship are very much a recent memory in this part of the world. Get out of here. But today
hello, i m in puglia, which is the heel of can you see me through the olive branches? they re hard to avoid in puglia, a region that s home to 60 million olive trees. that s one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine that s grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. hello. hello. one focaccia. and durum wheat for pasta and bread. look at that. i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my italian heritage, so 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. you really want it to be like that? need to be like this. despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italy s poorest. it was nicknamed the shame of italy. located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty a
through the olive branches? they re hard to avoid in puglia, a region that s home to 60 million olive trees. that s one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine that s grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. hello. hello. one focaccia. and durum wheat for pasta and bread. grazie. look at that. i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my italian heritage, so 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. you really want it to be like that? need to be like this. despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italy s poorest. it was nicknamed the shame of italy. located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty and hardship are very much a recent memory in this part o
texture. it s all fresh in here. you understand anything? not at all. it s almost impossible. it s another language. it is another language. yeah. ready to try some? yes. oh, yes. it s delicious. i love it. a bit of lemon on top. if you want to go and eat it over there, you re doing us a favor. oh, i think he wants us to go eat it over there. we can t eat it right here. ah, grazie. grazie. thank you. thank you. thank you. police tolerate the fishermen selling fish here. just don t get seen eating it anywhere near them. you never know how many of them there will be, but there s always someone selling fish. okay, let s try it. i mean, all right. so yeah, you just eat it. chewy. yeah, but it s not that chewy. no, it s not that bad. it s good, right? no, with the lemon. yeah. do you want more? sure. do i want more? if you like it. i do like it, actually. i didn t expect to like it. a few minutes walk from lungomare, and we re in th
it s all fresh in here. you understand anything? not at all. it s almost impossible. it s another language. it is another language. yeah. ready to try some? yes. oh, yes. it s delicious. i love it. a bit of lemon on top. if you want to go and eat it over there, you re doing us a favor. oh, i think he wants us to go eat it over there. we can t eat it right here. ah, grazie. grazie. thank you. thank you. thank you. police tolerate the fishermen selling fish here. just don t get seen eating it anywhere near them. you never know how many of them there will be, but there s always someone selling fish. okay, let s try it. i mean, all right. so yeah, you just eat it. chewy. yeah, but it s not that chewy. no, it s not that bad. it s good, right? no, with the lemon. yeah. do you want more? sure. do i want more? if you like it. i do like it, actually. i didn t expect to like it. a few minutes walk from lungomare, and we re in the old tow