Italians are known throughout the world for their wily ability to create something out of nothing. In the Rhaetian Alps, this was borne of a need to survive. Gennaro sees if he still has the ability to live by l'arte di arrangiarsi and insists that he and Antonio only eat what food they can get for free.
They enjoy chestnut gnocchi, bresaola and fresh butter. Episode 4 - Rome and Machismo Monday 10 August at pm on SBS Italian men used to be macho, able to stand up for their honour, woo women and do the tough things that macho men do.
In Rome - where fathers sent their sons to become "men" - the boys look at the modern Italian man and ask if there is still a place in Italy for macho men. Orange rice cake Pearl barley with spinach and pork mince Fish soup-stew. Episode 2 Silk handkerchief pasta with pesto. Episode 3 Bresaola salad Buckwheat pasta with potatoes and Swiss chard Alpine pizza. Episode 4 Pasta with a chilli, bacon and tomato sauce. Antonio Carluccio is one of Italy's great food ambassadors.
He has written fourteen best selling books, and made numerous television programmes. Although pizza was born in Naples, it is of course now eaten all over Italy — and the world. I am so used to topping it with the usual tomato, mozzarella, basil, Created in the Valtellina, one of the valleys This simple but nutritious salad is satisfying enough to have as a main course.
Bresaola is cured, air-dried beef typically made in the Valtellina area of This particular recipe is very characteristic of one of the most interesting coastal regions of Italy, Liguria. It must be something to do with the air, but the This recipe, which originated in Amatrice, near Rome, was taken to heart by Roman chefs and has now become familiar all over the world.
It is simple itself to Rice is sometimes used in cake recipes in Italy and this is certainly true in the northern regions, where it is cultivated and plentiful. This cake is extremely View Edit History.
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We use cookies to help give you a better experience on TMDB. You can review our cookie policy to learn more. Gennaro also creates a seductive warm chocolate and amaretto pudding. The pair eat their way around the region of Campania, looking at how poverty in the area created Italy's best-loved cuisine and how 'poor-man's food' ended up making the same region rich.
Gennaro takes Antonio to his home town Minori on the Amalfi coast where he has an emotional reunion with his many friends and family members and, after receiving a lesson from his Great Aunt on pasta making with an umbrella spoke, reminisces on the food of his childhood. Like many from the region his upbringing was tough; they lived off the land, made pasta from flour and water and were inventive with ingredients and leftovers.
As Gennaro free-dives for lunch, storing his catch in his swimming trunks, it's clear where he gets his passion for food. In Naples, they discover how pizza was originally considered inedible by anyone but the starving until it was endorsed by a queen. And in Gragnano, a pasta millionaire explains how this cuisine then took over the world. The global popularity of this style of food means that much has changed since the Two Greedy Italians were boys and now the wealth of the Amalfi coast has given birth to a new style of food; one chef's signature dish - a reproduced tomato covered in real gold leaf.
The chefs cook some great Italian 'cucina povera' dishes including a ragu alla Napoletana, linguine with prawns and mussels, and a very local lemon and ricotta tart. When Antonio and Gennaro were boys, every Italian thought that the food from their own region was the best. In this episode they set out to discover if regional pride is still as strong today. Antonio returns to his home town of Borgo Franco to devour the truffles, cheeses and game of the Piemonte region in the far north-west of the country.
From the moment they arrive, it's a battle between north and south, with Gennaro reluctantly admitting that the local food has some merits despite its lack of vegetables. The pair join in the celebratory feasts of the Asti palio, a famous horse race celebrating an ancient battle between regions. The local fans are passionate about their riders and the pair nearly come to blows when they support opposing teams.
They discover that there are changes afoot in Italy, however. The recent waves of immigration have brought strange, new ingredients to the Turin vegetable market and foreign food producers are being restricted by tough rules from nationalistic politicians.
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