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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 ...

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...