of streets. you can only get there by boat. incredibly, they built it. over a millennium or two, venice becomes the center of a world trading empire. six, spices, ideas and money. lots of it. the venetians lived between earth and water. it shaped their character. salty, wise, and of never seen anybody do that before. i am stanley tucci. i am italian on both sides. i m discovering how the foods in each of these is unique as the people in the past. how are you? good. surrounded by wetland. these beepers are hunters and gatherers. that is perfectly balanced. wow. wow. vc the c brought him to the venice is the capital of the region. it is flat, versatile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites, and in the east, by the sea. 117 islands sit in the salty back, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to eat what venetians eat in the places they go to eat it in. a friend from here says
trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. it s shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. i have never seen anyone do that before. 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. may i? thank you. how are you? good. good. surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. you re a great shot. and gatherers. it is perfectly balanced. wow. wow! the sea brought the outside world to the venetians and fed their appetites. mmm, so many different cultures right in a bowl. venice is the capital of the venito region. it is flat, fertile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites and in the east warmed by the adriatic sea. 117 islands sit in this salty bay, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to
Miles. it is an environment hard to describe. a solid to ratio shift, and becomes a vast wetland. i am absolutely frozen. okay. for this kind of hunt, you have to get up before the ducks. they get up before daybreak. i wish i had brought some of those hand warmer things. is this a first time for you? yes. first time. important is that you manage the coffee, i managed the rest. okay? okay. i had no idea we had started with a lake of sitting ducks. actually, they were decoys and they will encourage the real thing to drop by. my host, all of her martini oliver martini.
Topic. oliver sees his role as environmental management and animal husbandry. we have about 500 thousand ducks. the population is increasing a lot over the last 10-15 years. 10 times more than 10 years ago. my job is to conserve and improve the environment. format how do you say magical in italian? magical. oh, that is are you saying? just across the lagoon is the island of coachella. renowned as the place who built venice first lived. i ve come to the restaurant where chef nicole low is from a
I wish i had brought some of those hand warmer things. the first time for you? yes, first time. important is that you manage the coffee. i manage the rest. okay. okay. i have no idea we would start with a lake full of sitting ducks. actually, they re wooden decoys and they will encourage the real thing to stop by. so in here? okay. my host, oliver martini, aptly named, is by day a top businessman. in the past he might have made doge. now it is very good because many ducks arrive from the north, and they stay here until march. it is thousands of them. yes. okay. now we try to catch some, otherwise you don t eat. most of these ducks are mallards. and so numerous they re officially listed as uneven