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we are getting on it. that is exciting. you can see the tracks were the other cars will go. i love trains but i like the idea that the train goes on a boat. i think we should get a car on top of the sentence have a horse on top of the car. >> i am stanley tucci and i am fascinated with my italian heritage and i am traveling across italy to discover how the food is as unique as the people and their past. >> sicily is a mythical land of contrasts. fire and water. dry and fertile. refined and rough. >> [speaking non-english] >> how did one of the poorest regions in europe create the ric...

In summer. >> eggplants are a gift left by the arabs and in sicilian cooking they replace meat because they are cheaper and grow everywhere. >> we cook it for maybe one hour. >> what kind of pasta are you using? >> this one is macaroni. >> of course homemade fresh-cut macaroni. and it wouldn't be norma without salty baked dakota on top. >> what do you think? >> i love it, it is so simple and really delicate. it is so good. >> for the next dish, she promised me something special. >>

The sea?" "no, no, no, no. i want to be right at the fiery maw of it." [laughs] but there's a very good reason why catanians risk living so close to this volatile volcano. because centuries of eruptions have created mineral-rich soil which grows some of the finest fruits and vegetables in the world. i'm here to visit a restaurant that uses some of this beautiful local produce to make classic sicilian dishes. it's owner is roberta capizzi. >> roberta: we can come this way. >> tucci: ok. roberta's chef is making pasta alla norma, a sicilian favorite made with eggplant. it was named after the ope...

>> eggplants are a gift left by the arab domination in the 9th century and in sicilian cooking they often replace meat because they're cheaper and they grow everywhere. and then tomato? >> tucci: what kind of pasta are you using? >> of course, homemade, fresh cut macaroni. what else? and it wouldn't be a norma without salty baked ricotta on top. >> what do you think? >> i love it. i love it, it's so simple and it's really delicate. >> thank you. >> oh my god, it's so good. for the next dish, roberta's promised me something special.

Plant. >> eggplants are a gift left by the arab domination in the 9th century and in sicilian cooking they often replace meat because they're cheaper and they grow everywhere. and then tomato? >> yes. so we cook it for one hour. >> tucci: what kind of pasta are you using? >> like macaroni. >> of course, homemade, fresh cut macaroni. what else? and it wouldn't be a norma without salty baked ricotta on top. >> what do you think? >> i love it. i love it, it's so simple and it's really delicate. >> thank you. >> oh my god, it's so good. for the next dish, roberta's promised me something special. i...