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Through the Olive Branches . Theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. Thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. This region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. Fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. Hello. Hello. One focaccia. And durum wheat for pasta and bread. Grazie. Look at that. Im stanley tucci. Im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy t...

>> hello, im in puglia, which is the heel of -- can you see me through the olive branches? >> theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental -- simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. >> hello. >> hello. one focaccia. >> and durum wheat for pasta and bread. >> look at that. >> i...

through the olive branches? >> theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental -- simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. >> hello. >> hello. one focaccia. >> and durum wheat for pasta and bread. grazie. look at that. >> im stanley tucci. im fascinated by my italian heritage, so ...

>> olive, olive, grape, and -- >> almond. >> almond. wow. >> beyond its many agricultural riches, puglias most prized contribution has to be wheat. something local chef pietro zito has developed a unique appreciation for it. >> this is what farmers do, like caressing their children. >> were in the north, in the foggia province, known as the breadbasket of italy, because it produces more durum wheat than anywhere else in the country. but that wasnt always the case. >> its soft. >> yeah, its nice....

>> almond. >> almond. wow. >> beyond its many agricultural riches, puglias most prized contribution has to be wheat. something local chef pietro zito has developed a unique appreciation for it. >> this is what farmers do, like caressing their children. >> were in the north, in the foggia province, known as the breadbasket of italy, because it produces more durum wheat than anywhere else in the country. but that wasnt always the case. >> its soft. >> yeah, its nice. >> not the fiber this small pa...

>> yes. >> mussolini carried out the first expatriation of land. he took from the rich and gave to the farmers. >> mussolini thought self-sufficiency through increased food production was key to establishing italy as a world power. but in reality, what the farmers actually received were often inferior plots of land. unconcerned, mussolini pushed ahead with his expansionist ambitions, and he took to the fields himself, displaying his wheat-threshing muscle in a bid to persuade italian farmers to ...

First expatriation of land. he took from the rich and gave to the farmers. >> mussolini thought self-sufficiency through increased food production was key to establishing italy as a world power. but in reality, what the farmers actually received were often inferior plots of land. unconcerned, mussolini pushed ahead with his expansionist ambitions, and he took to the fields himself, displaying his wheat-threshing muscle in a bid to persuade italian farmers to persevere with the land they were giv...