people here do things their own way. take the energy of new york and mix in the gritty elegance of new orleans. add 3,000 years of history and cook it all up in the heat of the world s most famous volcano. that is napoli. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. in the south we are very used to fight. this place may be looked down on as the poverty-stricken underdog of italy. but the people who live in this region have their own way of doing things. for me this is our philosophy. this is our style, our tradition. they ve given the world its favorite food. pizza margherita. just don t forget where it was invented. if pizza was going to be born anywhere, it would be here in naples. the city is hot, fast, and a feast for the senses. naples is situated in campania. it s the unofficial capital of the italian south and is even older
engulfed by a magnificent chaos and there s no point in fighting it. people here do things their own way. take the energy of new york, mix in the gritty elegance of new orleans, add 3,000 years of history and cook it all up in the heat of the world s most famous volcano. that is napoli. i m stanley tucci. i m italian on both sides and i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. in the south, we are very used to fight. this place may be looked down on as the poverty-stricken underdog of italy. but the people who live in this region have their own way of doing things. for me, this is our philosophy. this is our style and tradition. they ve given the world its favorite food. favorite food. pizza margarita! just don t forget where it was invented. [upbeat piano music] if pizza was going to be born anywhere, it would be here in naples. the city is hot, fast, and a feast for the senses.
[ines] do you think we could get a bigger car, though . [jose] what . [upbeat music] its hard to believe that just a few months ago the first wave of covid19 had emptied the streets of naples and italy was in lockdown. Thankfully, ive arrived during a brief moment of normality. Restaurants are open and masks are not required outside and well be sticking to the local rules. Napoli is a truly thrilling city. The second you arrive youre engulfed by a magnificent chaos and theres no point in fighting it. People here do things their own way. Take the energy of new york, mix in the gritty elegance of new orleans, add 3,000 years of history and cook it all up in the heat of the worlds most famous volcano. That is napoli. 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. This place may be looked down on as the povertystricken underdog of italy. But the people who live
[ines] do you think we could get a bigger car, though . [jose] what . [upbeat music] its hard to believe that just a few months ago the first wave of covid19 had emptied the streets of naples and italy was in lockdown. Thankfully, ive arrived during a brief moment of normality. Restaurants are open and masks are not required outside and well be sticking to the local rules. Napoli is a truly thrilling city. The second you arrive youre engulfed by a magnificent chaos and theres no point in fighting it. People here do things their own way. Take the energy of new york, mix in the gritty elegance of new orleans, add 3,000 years of history and cook it all up in the heat of the worlds most famous volcano. That is napoli. 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. This place may be looked down on as the povertystricken underdog of italy. But the people who live