by the covid pandemic. but i ve arrived during a brief moment of normality when lockdown has been lifted restaurants are filling up and masks are optional outside. bologna is an ancient university town the oldest in the western world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. [massimo] smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. [nicola] this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. [woman] every cut is perfect. .drives its producers
this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. massimo: smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in a pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s superstars of the nation s food. nicola: this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. woman: every cut is perfect. .drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. massimo: slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they ve waited. man: 25 years old. whoa! it really is good. so good! oh my god! i
world brought to life by students flaunting their youth. this bread is an aphrodisiac. i m all alone in a hotel. why would i want to do that? this place is rich and its food is famous. some bold souls whisper that it s the best in italy. massimo: smell, smell, smell! the smell is unbelievable. 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. anger, religion, and death in one pasta. it has everything in it. i m here to discover why this place is home to the gastronomic superstars of the nation s food. nicola: this is made with love. .and how an obsession with perfection. woman: every cut is perfect. .drives its producers. will you marry me? and people here really know how to wait for the best things in life. massimo: slow, slowly, slowly arrive at the point of excellence. and because they ve waited. man: 25 years old. whoa! it rea
Friesian cows. were they almost extinct? almost. really? there were very few left. and how long will you age this? thirty-six months. forty and 50. one of massimo s iconic dishes is five ages of parmigiano which, as the name suggests, is a love letter to this cheese. in my mind there was this idea of expressing with one ingredient the slowly aging process in emilia-romagna. actually, the ingredients were two, parmigiano-reggiano and time. time. time. yeah. wait, wait. grow slow like a tree, big, deep roots. it just gets more and more intense more and more. more pleasure. the people here have perfected the aging process to create iconic products from simple, quality ingredients. and nothing is wasted. gino will use the liquid whey from this parmigiano-making process to produce fresh ricotta. when the milk is coming up, it s ready. if you re feeling hungry already you may want to close
Intense more and more. more pleasure. the people here have perfected the aging process to create iconic products from simple quality ingredients. and nothing is wasted. gino will use the liquid whey from this parmigiano-making process to produce fresh ricotta. when the milk is coming up, it s ready. if you re feeling hungry already, you may want to close your eyes at this point. prego. i ll go for this one. massimo: i know, i know. stanley: no. oh my god! it s so fresh that you can taste the grass and herbs the cows have eaten. it s so good! warm, just baked. mmm. it makes you feel like you re a