that means it s the green heart of italy. not a jealous heart but a fertile one. arriving in early fall, i chart a course through umbria s ancient forests and misty mountains. this is italy before the romans. a place where families live close to the land. a land of saintly legends, impossibly perched hilltop towns and rustic cuisine. wow. stop filming and just eat it. cheers. 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. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques, it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing its precious raw ingredients. from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and the butchers, preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. and a note for any vegetarians watching, umbrians eat a lot of meat, particularly pork, like a lot of it. h
[ speaking non-english ] [ singing in non-english ] so, we begin at the end. [ speaking non-english ] after a wild week in seoul? there was, i believe, something called soju involved. there were many, many strange and delightful things to eat. things might have spun slightly out of control. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha,la,la,la,la,la,la, sha,la,la,la,la,la sha,la,la,la,la,la,la the biggest difference between korean-fried chicken and american-fried chicken tonight? i feel so clean. i ve never felt so where is my ticket? [ laughter ] next i ll be performing a medley from flavortown. don t play this game with yeah, who is everybody here? oh, yeah, baby, that s good. yeah, baby. come to me. come to me. powerful in a sort of small, girly way. is this drinks that goes with food or is this food
fertile one. arriving in early fall, i charter course through the ancient forests and misty mountains. this is italy before the romans. a place where families lived close to the land. a land of saintly legends, impossibly pernled uphill towns and perfect cuisine. i m stanley tuchy. i m italian on both sides, and i m traveling across the country to discover foods and their ties to the past. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants. it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing its precious raw ingredients. from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and butchers preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. and a note for any vegetarians watching. they eat a lot of meat, particularly pork. like a lot of it. huge amounts of it. i surrender to the pork. umbria is named after one of italy s most ancient people. their land locked homeland is right in the middle of the country. bordered in the west by us
people and their past. [speaking foreign language]. umbrian food isn t about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques. it s all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing precious raw ingredients, from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and let s not forget the chefs and butchers preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. [speaking foreign language]. and a note for any vegetarians watching. umbrian eat a lot of meat. a lot of pork. like a lot of it. huge amounts of it. i surrender to the pork. umbria is named after the umbri. one of italy s most and i shen peoples. their landlocked homeland is right in the middle of the country. bordered on the west by its glamorous neighbor tuscany it s often overlooked. but while the landscape here is similar, the culture is very different, less fancy if you will. and i hear the locals like it that way. they are like flames, aren t they? i m heading deep into the heart of sagrantino te
go eat, eat, eat. pass those down. this rustic open air feast wait, i need a fork. umbria s answer to fine dining. guys, this is incredible. the twins and this farm bon appetito. bon appetito. really encapsulate italy s green heart and its strong independent culture, cherishing the past while embracing the future, always on their own terms. and given that, you have to agree with big george. [ speaking non-english ]