CNN Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy June 4, 2024 01:15:00
. >> first you have to extract the ink sack, unpunctured. it is easy if you're a tenth generation fish monger. it looks like a pearl. >> the precious ink is used to stain the risotto black. making it as theatrical as venice itself. for our two-person feast, we're buying ten cuttle fish. then heading to my hotel to cook. the problemcy want to buy all of it. i can't. i'm saying in a hotel. >> this fabulous dish is identified with venice because there are so many cuttle fish in the lagoon. maybe it is also because the whole fish is used and despite their wealth, the venetians are a thrifty people...
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