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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 to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as unique as the people and their pas...

>> hello, i'm in puglia, which is the heel of -- can you see me through the olive branches? >> they're hard to avoid in puglia, a region that's home to 60 million olive trees. that's one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental -- simple fresh cuisine that's 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'm stanley tucci. i'm fascinated by my italian heritage, so i'm traveling across italy to disco...

through the olive branches? >> they're hard to avoid in puglia, a region that's home to 60 million olive trees. that's one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental -- simple fresh cuisine that's 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. >> i'm stanley tucci. i'm fascinated by my italian heritage, so i'm traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country's 20 regions is as...

>> olive, olive, grape, and -- >> almond. >> almond. wow. >> beyond its many agricultural riches, puglia's 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. >> we're 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 wasn't always the case. >> it's soft. >> yeah, it's nice. >> not the fiber this small part here. >> it's almost sweet. >> like most people in this part ...

>> almond. >> almond. wow. >> beyond its many agricultural riches, puglia's 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. >> we're 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 wasn't always the case. >> it's soft. >> yeah, it's nice. >> not the fiber this small part here. >> it's almost sweet. >> like most people in this part of puglia, pietro zito's connec...