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>> in the local dialect, panzotti means belly, because loaded with prebugin, they look a little portly. meanwhile, matteo is making a walnut sauce. >> taste. >> oh wow. >> walnut. >> walnut. >> marjoram, olive oil, and theres rock salt. >> and thats it? >> thats it. >> beautiful. >> at a table on the terrace, its time to ask one of italys greatest chefs why ligurian food is appropriate for our times.

When you boil -- >> yeah. >> you mix -- >> the blender. >> the blender. and then you have a dip. >> thats what you end up with? >> yeah. >> sensa formaggio. >> yes, without oil, just a little bit. yeah. now, matteo, the pasta. in italian, we call ravioli. in liguria, its panzotti. >> panzotti. >> panzotti. its the real typical ravioli in liguria, very simple because we have only herbs and pasta. >> and then move the ravioli. >> dont laugh at me. >> in the local dialect, panzotti means belly, bec...

Pronounced that. >> not salty. >> typical ravioli, very simple because we have all the herbs. >> yeah. >> and pasta. ♪ >> uh-huh. >> and then the ravioli. ♪ >> dont laugh at me. [ laughter ] >> in the local dialect pansato means belly because loaded, they look a little portly. meanwhile, mantilla is making a walnut sauce. tasty. ♪ >> oh, wow. >> walnut? >> walnut. >> marjoram. >> uh-huh. >> and oil. >> and salt. >> and thats it? >> thats it. beautiful. stanley tucci searching for italy a...

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Lets say, they dont really have a permit to sell fish. they sell it anyway. >> but nobody chases them away? >> no, theyve tried over the years, but they still stay strong. >> they stay. >> yeah. >> in an industry thats increasingly regulated, these fishermen are determined to continue trading. >> get out of here. >> they speak a strong borese dialect that even most italians would struggle to understand. theyre competing with each other to sell a wide array of seafood to passers-by. >> ciao, ciao...

>> yeah. >> in an industry thats increasingly regulated, these fishermen are determined to continue trading. >> get out of here. >> they speak a strong borese dialect that even most italians would struggle to understand. theyre competing with each other to sell a wide array of seafood to passers-by. >> ciao, ciao, ciao. >> its really typical in bari to eat raw seafood in general. they call it the sushi of italy. >> the borese have been eating raw seafood here as far back as the 1500s. >> ciao. >...

Sell the meat, they cook it for you on the spot. >> bombette, the meat famous and renowned. >> bombette. >> bombette means little bomb, a reference to the explosion of flavor that comes from cooking the tastiest strips of fatty pork neck filled with, well, just about anything. >> and also some gaummareddi in our dialect. >> what is it? >> its lamb offal, liver, heart and lung wrapped in a pork net. the net forms around the fat of the pork. >> the fat from the pork netting enhances the flavor of ...

Pork neck filled with, well, just about anything. >> and also some gaummareddi in our dialect. >> what is it? >> its lamb offal, liver, heart and lung wrapped in a pork net. the net forms around the fat of the pork. >> the fat from the pork netting enhances the flavor of the offcuts used in these gaummareddi rolls. so what started out as a snack created from affordable meat that would otherwise be discarded has evolved into a local delicacy. >> this is your mixed roast. >> okay, great. >> lets g...

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