Its stories have been told and retold on stage and screen, the city Of Togas and gladiatorings, power and greig, empire and ruin, and of Course La dolce veita, the good life. Im stanley tucci. Im italian on both sides and 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. The famous ancients of rome once ruled the world. [ speaking foreign language ] 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 do it, beware. Youre going to see a lot of pasta in this show. Hey. I mean, like a lot, like a lot. Ive been visiting rome for decades. Its Beauty And History still leave me breathless. Rome is situated in latsia, a region sometimes overloOked in favor of Tuscany And Umbria but lazzo has fed them every year. They have deeply flavorsome food. To start my jumpy im watching up with My Old Friend claudia. Shes lived here virtual
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
i know. that was really really far in. pre-1970s standards before ice and refrigeration became more common. tucci: yeah. katie: so this is that honeycomb tripe with all those really beautiful pockets. yeah. katie: lots of nice stomach geometry going on. i ve never heard it described as stomach geometry. it makes it sound much, much more palatable. that is really good. it s boiled multiple times often with vinegar, that tenderises it and cleans it, and then it s cooked in tomato sauce with pecorino and mint. so in rome. pecorino and mint? yeah. in rome this is really the only way you find tripe, in fact the dish is called trippa alla romana . ah yeah. .and go to another place, florence included, and the tripe is prepared differently. stewed stomach may not sound appealing, i know, but believe me, these are really tasty flavours. the roman poor didn t have much to work with but against the odds they wound up making some of the very best food in the city. what can
Even though we re 15 miles from the sea. i know. that was really really far in. pre-1970s standards before ice and refrigeration became more common. tucci: yeah. katie: so this is that honeycomb tripe with all those really beautiful pockets. yeah. katie: lots of nice stomach geometry going on. i ve never heard it described as stomach geometry. it makes it sound much, much more palatable. that is really good. it s boiled multiple times often with vinegar, that tenderises it and cleans it, and then it s cooked in tomato sauce with pecorino and mint. so in rome, this is the only way you find tripe. in fact the dish is called trippa alla romana. .and go to another place, florence included, and the tripe is prepared differently. stewed stomach may not sound appealing, i know, but believe me, these are really tasty flavours. the roman poor didn t have much to work with but against the odds they wound up making some of the very best food in the city. what can i say? thanks a
Tenderises it and cleans it, and then it s cooked in tomato sauce with pecorino and mint. yeah. in rome this is really the only way you find tripe, in fact the dish is called trippa alla romana . ah yeah. .and go to another place, florence included, and the tripe is prepared differently. stewed stomach may not sound appealing, i know, but believe me, these are really tasty flavours. the roman poor didn t have much to work with but against the odds they wound up making some of the very best food in the city. what can i say? thanks a lot. thank you so much katie.