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trading empire. silks, spices, ideas and money, lots of it. the venetians live between earth and water. its shaped their character, salty, wise and ingenuous. >> i have never seen anyone do that before. >> 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. >> may i? thank you. how are you? >> good. >> good. >> surrounded by wetlands, these people are hunters. >>...

Garum. >> i give the sour flavor with the grape. this is unripe grapes. in french they call it --. >> oh, ive heard of that, yes. >> so try to open it. it is boiling. >> is it boiling? is it fermenting? >> yes, it is fermenting. she uses leftover unripe grapes for her dish. theyre salt and acidic like a light vinegar. >> what did you put in there? >> asparagus and parsley. >> this is the sea asparagus, the italian version of sand fire. it is a really great -- salty. no, no, salty. it is very sal...

So this is the garo. >> yeah. >> loved in the ancient world, garum is liquid fermented fish with a delicate umami taste. >> you can really smell the garum. >> i give the sour flavor with dorona grapes. this is white grapes. in french they call it foehner foreign. >> ive heard of that. >> try to open it. its boiling. >> its boiling. is it fermenting. >> yeah its fermentation. laktic fermentation. >> she uses unripe grapes. >> what did you put in there? what did you put in there. >> asparagus and ...