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is beautiful. but calabria means something more to me. its my ancestral homeland. and i want to get to know the region that my family left behind all those years ago. >> is this jogging your memory at all? >> thats a long time ago. >> 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. caught between a rock and the sea, the calabrese are notoriously tough. >> bu...

i really have very few memories of it. >> ive been dreaming of coming back to calabria since i was a boy. i dont remember it being this green. its absolutely beautiful. its a wild and rugged region steeped in mystery and myth, a place thats as troubled as it is beautiful. but calabria means something more to me. its my ancestral homeland. and i want to get to know the region that my family left behind all those years ago. is this jogging your memory at all? >> thats a long time ago. >>...

i really have very few memories of it. >> ive been dreaming of coming back since i was a boy. i dont remember it being this green. its a place as troubled as beautiful will you it means something more to me. its my ancestry homeland and im italian on both sides traveling across it lee to discover how the food in the 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. caught between a rock and the sea, they are notoriously tough. >> you should open a restaurant. [ laughter ] >> and in...

caught between a rock and the sea, cabrese are notoriously tough. but this is a place where southern hospitality is a way of life. >> oh, my gosh. look at the size of those. >> you should open a restaurant. >> and in this poor region every meal is a celebration. >> oh, wow. >> looks like a million different flavors in there. calabria sits in the toe of the boot in italy separated from sicily in the south only by the narrow strait of mecina. its a region of rugged landscapes, mountain r...

i dont remember it being this green. its absolutely beautiful. >> its a wild and rugged region steeped in mystery and myth, a place thats as troubled as it is beautiful. but calabria means something more to me. its my ancestral homeland. and i want to get to know the region that my family left behind all those years ago. >> is this jogging your memory at all? >> thats a long time ago. >> im stanley tucci. im italian on both sides, and im traveling across italy to discover how the food ...

>> pina olivetti runs panificio cuti, one of the most famous artisanal bakeries in the region. >> oh, my god, that is very heavy. >> oof, ah. >> thats a heavy bread. >> sourdough is a living, breathing bread that has been made since the beginning of human civilization, but is somehow still notoriously tricky to get right. >> oh, my gosh. thats so hot. >> its slow, natural fermentation means this bread stays fresh much longer than ordinary bread. no trivial matter in a region

And theres a place nearby still making bread according to ancient calabrian tradition. >> wow. >> buongiorno. >> stanley, stanley, giovanna. >> pina olivetti runs panificio cuti, one of the most famous artisanal bakeries in the region. >> oh, my god, that is very heavy. >> oof, ah. >> thats a heavy bread. >> sourdough is a living, breathing bread that has been made since the beginning of human civilization, but is

Ancient calabrian tradition. >> wow. >> buongiorno. >> stanley, stanley, giovanna. >> pina olivetti runs panificio cuti, one of the most famous artisanal bakeries in the region. >> oh, my god, that is very heavy. >> oof, ah. >> thats a heavy bread. >> sourdough is a living, breathing bread that has been made since the beginning of human civilization, but is somehow still notoriously tricky to get right. >> oh, my gosh.

Making. theres a place nearby still making brad according to ancient calabrian tradition. >> stanley. [ speaking non-english ] >> pena oliveti runs one of the most famous artesianal bakeries in the region. [ speaking non-english ] >> oh, my god, it is very heavy. thats a heavy bread. [ speaking non-english ] >> sourdough is a living, breathing bread that has been made since the beginning of human civilization but is

>> thats a heavy bread. >> sourdough is a living, breathing bread that has been made since the beginning of human civilization, but is somehow still notoriously tricky to get right. >> oh, my gosh. thats so hot. >> its slow, natural fermentation means this bread stays fresh much longer than ordinary bread. no trivial matter in a region where food wasnt always plentiful.