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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...

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? >> it's 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...

Pork neck filled with, well, just about anything. >> and also some gaummareddi in our dialect. >> what is it? >> it's 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. >> let's go prepare it. >> is there an ancient tradition? >> yes. >> yes. >> during parties or food festival...