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okay, well, i had no idea it was that far. so i've just made my way up thousands of steps to this place, castle brown, which is in portofino, which is in liguria. and liguria is a crescent right on the coast of italy, bordering tuscany and france. they'll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i don't mind because the food is amazing. >> 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 unique as the people and their past. the rugged environment has made the ligurians tough and...

oh, wow. steep. is this -- okay, here we are, finally. i had no idea it was that far. so i've just made my way up thousands of steps to this place, castle brown, which is in portofino, which is in liguria. and liguria is a crescent right on the coast of italy, bordering tuscany and france. they'll carry me out of here on a stretcher, but i don't mind because the food is amazing. >> 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 unique as the people and their past. the rugged e...

Biscuits. then the wealthy got hold of it. when the church announced that nobody could eat meat on so-called magro days, magro meaning lean, the rich adapted this dish to keep themselves from fading away. >> oh, my god. no. >> speaking of elaborate and ornate. >> come on. >> chef. >> so we have lobster, shrimp, mussels. >> wow. fantastic.

>> turns out the pasta is just the opening scene of an epic drama. capone magro was once a snack for sailors, just fish and sea biscuits. then the wealthy got hold of it. when the church announced that nobody could eat meat on so-called magro days, magro meaning lean, the rich adapted this dish to keep themselves from fading away. >> oh, my god. no. >> speaking of elaborate and ornate. >> come on. >> chef. >> so we have lobster, shrimp, mussels. >> wow.