1 00:00:08,383 --> 00:00:11,879 I really have few memories of it. 2 00:00:13,806 --> 00:00:17,100 I dream of returning to Calabria since I was a boy. 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,854 I don't remember it being so green. 4 00:00:20,956 --> 00:00:22,356 It's absolutely beautiful. 5 00:00:22,887 --> 00:00:24,798 It is a region wild and rugged 6 00:00:24,900 --> 00:00:27,027 dived in mystery and myth. 7 00:00:28,419 --> 00:00:31,109 Such a troublesome place how beautiful. 8 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:34,429 But Calabria has another meaning to me. 9 00:00:34,531 --> 00:00:36,355 It's the earth of my ancestors. 10 00:00:36,906 --> 00:00:38,366 I want to know the region 11 00:00:38,468 --> 00:00:41,343 that my family left back so many years. 12 00:00:41,834 --> 00:00:44,503 - Is it refreshing your memory? - It was a long time ago. 13 00:00:45,079 --> 00:00:46,479 I'm Stanley Tucci. 14 00:00:46,481 --> 00:00:49,363 I am Italian from my father and mother, and I'm traveling through Italy 15 00:00:49,465 --> 00:00:50,995 to discover how food 16 00:00:51,096 --> 00:00:53,298 in each of the 20 regions of this country, 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,181 it's so unique as its people and its past. 18 00:00:57,088 --> 00:00:59,371 Trapped between the mountain and the sea, 19 00:00:59,473 --> 00:01:01,918 the Calabrians are notoriously tough. 20 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:03,920 We are very stubborn people. 21 00:01:04,022 --> 00:01:05,756 Hands off! 22 00:01:05,858 --> 00:01:10,112 But that's where hospitality Southern is a way of life. 23 00:01:11,512 --> 00:01:13,722 My goodness, look at the size of it. 24 00:01:13,824 --> 00:01:16,310 - Here it is. - It's very simple. 25 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:17,893 The aroma of Calabria. 26 00:01:17,995 --> 00:01:19,805 You should open a restaurant. 27 00:01:21,582 --> 00:01:24,084 - And in this poor region... - Okay. 28 00:01:25,377 --> 00:01:27,796 ...every meal It's a celebration. 29 00:01:29,172 --> 00:01:30,989 There are a million flavors here. 30 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:34,052 - Cheers. Let's eat. - Enjoy. 31 00:01:35,262 --> 00:01:37,222 Mrs.Bennet / LaisRosas Mr.Henderson 32 00:01:37,223 --> 00:01:38,682 Helo / Sossa Amand@ / Noirgof 33 00:01:38,683 --> 00:01:40,142 Review: Mrs.Bennet 34 00:01:42,619 --> 00:01:45,522 SEARCHING FOR ITALY S02E05 | Calabria 35 00:01:49,276 --> 00:01:52,617 Calabria is on the toe from the boot of Italy, 36 00:01:52,719 --> 00:01:55,013 connected the Basilicata to the north 37 00:01:55,114 --> 00:01:57,508 and separated from Sicily to the south 38 00:01:57,610 --> 00:01:59,985 only through the Strait of Messina. 39 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:02,537 It is a region of rugged landscapes, 40 00:02:02,953 --> 00:02:04,814 dramatic mountain ranges, 41 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:07,899 and 800 km of an incredible coastline. 42 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:10,844 There isn't much infrastructure. 43 00:02:11,258 --> 00:02:13,195 Still have many abandoned buildings, 44 00:02:13,297 --> 00:02:15,570 a lot of poverty, lots of corruption. 45 00:02:16,397 --> 00:02:19,097 It's really a shame, because it is magnificent. 46 00:02:19,719 --> 00:02:21,492 Like millions of Calabrians, 47 00:02:21,933 --> 00:02:24,834 my four grandparents emigration from this region 48 00:02:24,936 --> 00:02:27,031 just with the clothes on your body. 49 00:02:28,023 --> 00:02:31,193 Then I'll get to know the place of my grandfather's birth, 50 00:02:31,293 --> 00:02:32,874 Stanislao Tucci. 51 00:02:32,976 --> 00:02:35,781 The man my father and I we inherited the name. 52 00:02:36,773 --> 00:02:39,679 The city of Marzi, population 900. 53 00:02:40,786 --> 00:02:45,324 And fortunately, I am accompanied of two semi-experienced guides, 54 00:02:45,426 --> 00:02:47,859 my parents, Joan and Stan Tucci. 55 00:02:48,543 --> 00:02:50,781 - See this. It's beautiful. - See the door. 56 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:54,702 How pleasant. We are walking the Via Morti. 57 00:02:54,804 --> 00:02:57,061 - Yes, I saw it. - The street of the dead. 58 00:02:57,163 --> 00:02:58,763 - Cool. - I'm not going down there. 59 00:02:58,765 --> 00:03:00,165 No, don't go there. 60 00:03:01,289 --> 00:03:04,393 CASA TUCCI 61 00:03:04,793 --> 00:03:07,351 My father has already come to Marzi once. 62 00:03:07,453 --> 00:03:10,379 And what our family is like obsessed with our ancestors, 63 00:03:10,481 --> 00:03:13,210 he suggested we pay a visit the city hall 64 00:03:13,312 --> 00:03:16,172 to see if we can find something of our grandfather's life. 65 00:03:16,955 --> 00:03:18,655 These are the files from city hall 66 00:03:18,657 --> 00:03:20,539 and historical documents. 67 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:24,602 These are the certificates of marriage and birth. 68 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:27,082 See if they meet something. 69 00:03:27,184 --> 00:03:28,708 Thanks. 70 00:03:29,070 --> 00:03:32,826 Okay, so... Which year? 1889? 71 00:03:32,928 --> 00:03:34,548 My father, 1889. 72 00:03:35,841 --> 00:03:37,695 Okay, 89. 73 00:03:37,797 --> 00:03:40,303 - 89. Wait a minute. - Come here, Stan. 74 00:03:40,822 --> 00:03:42,222 Here it is. 75 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,384 - Stanislao. - Our. 76 00:03:45,486 --> 00:03:48,144 - Scarpellino, it was... - His mother? 77 00:03:48,246 --> 00:03:50,742 - No no. - Scarpellino was the work. 78 00:03:51,356 --> 00:03:53,231 - Stone sculptor. - Sculptor. 79 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:54,841 So he was born in 89. 80 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:57,660 - When did he go to America? - 1904. 81 00:03:57,973 --> 00:04:00,472 So he was 15, 16 years old. 82 00:04:00,574 --> 00:04:02,974 - Did he go back to see his parents? - Once. 83 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,683 They were never to America? 84 00:04:04,785 --> 00:04:07,604 So he only saw his mother once again... 85 00:04:07,706 --> 00:04:10,316 - That's right. - From when I was 15, 16 years old... 86 00:04:10,418 --> 00:04:12,098 - Incredible, isn't it? - Yes, incredible. 87 00:04:12,100 --> 00:04:14,444 - Just like many immigrants. - I know. 88 00:04:14,546 --> 00:04:16,785 In a culture so focused in family. 89 00:04:16,787 --> 00:04:18,598 - I know. - Go away, 90 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:20,100 It's hard to believe. 91 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:25,223 Here it is, dad. 92 00:04:25,973 --> 00:04:27,626 See, It's your family home. 93 00:04:27,726 --> 00:04:29,230 - Tucci family. - And even? 94 00:04:29,232 --> 00:04:30,632 - And that. - Let's go in. 95 00:04:32,426 --> 00:04:33,922 It could be a relative. 96 00:04:34,024 --> 00:04:38,082 As we discovered, being a Tucci It's not that notable around here. 97 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:40,566 - Good morning. - Good morning. 98 00:04:40,668 --> 00:04:43,777 More than half of the population de Marzi has our last name... 99 00:04:44,409 --> 00:04:46,037 Is it as you remembered? 100 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:48,814 What happens a big problem, 101 00:04:48,816 --> 00:04:50,933 with my father looking his father's house. 102 00:04:51,402 --> 00:04:54,042 In my memory it was perfectly flat. 103 00:04:54,144 --> 00:04:56,377 - And there was a place with... - So let's go... 104 00:04:56,479 --> 00:04:59,007 - Let's go back. - ...a big clock at the top. 105 00:04:59,497 --> 00:05:02,347 It's the watch you mentioned, right? 106 00:05:02,449 --> 00:05:04,869 - Remember a flat area. - Yes yes. 107 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:06,496 But do you remember where the house was? 108 00:05:06,894 --> 00:05:09,467 I think it was going down here. What street is this? 109 00:05:09,569 --> 00:05:11,209 - Careful. - Gennaro Tucci, yes. 110 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:14,144 - Is it refreshing your memory? - It was a long time ago. 111 00:05:14,246 --> 00:05:17,424 I remember that. I remember the square. 112 00:05:17,526 --> 00:05:18,926 28. 113 00:05:20,922 --> 00:05:22,322 Where are we? 114 00:05:22,424 --> 00:05:24,746 - Number 30. - So it's here. 115 00:05:26,457 --> 00:05:30,053 So here, we think, it might be the house where his father was born. 116 00:05:30,155 --> 00:05:32,023 It's only the second time, and obviously, 117 00:05:32,125 --> 00:05:34,607 - memory fades. - Yes I know. 118 00:05:34,709 --> 00:05:38,445 I always wanted to come here, for I never came when I was young. 119 00:05:38,547 --> 00:05:40,910 - I'm glad we saw the city. - And the square. 120 00:05:41,012 --> 00:05:42,615 - Yes, very beautiful. - Yes. 121 00:05:42,717 --> 00:05:44,429 - Shall we eat? - Of course. 122 00:05:44,531 --> 00:05:47,546 Sounds like a good idea. Is there a Tucci Ristorante? 123 00:05:47,648 --> 00:05:50,344 Maybe, but I won't let it you look for. 124 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:57,172 Marzi is in the Savuto valley, known as the Wheat Valley, 125 00:05:57,274 --> 00:06:00,182 where, fed by rich water mountain mineral, 126 00:06:00,287 --> 00:06:03,227 there is a history of a thousand years, of baking. 127 00:06:05,915 --> 00:06:08,195 And there's a place around here who still makes bread 128 00:06:08,297 --> 00:06:10,537 according to the old Calabrian tradition. 129 00:06:12,805 --> 00:06:14,205 Good morning. 130 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:15,687 Good morning. 131 00:06:16,084 --> 00:06:18,232 Stanley, Stanley, Giovanna. 132 00:06:18,334 --> 00:06:19,861 Nice to meet you. 133 00:06:19,963 --> 00:06:22,882 It's a pleasure to have you here. 134 00:06:23,446 --> 00:06:26,357 Pina Olivetti commands Panificio Cuti, 135 00:06:26,459 --> 00:06:29,472 one of the artisan bakeries most famous in the region. 136 00:06:30,869 --> 00:06:33,625 Cuti is this wonderful bread 137 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:35,127 Yes. 138 00:06:35,270 --> 00:06:37,587 It's 1.8 kg, it's quite heavy. 139 00:06:37,689 --> 00:06:39,499 Damn, that's pretty heavy. 140 00:06:40,045 --> 00:06:42,537 - It's a heavy bread. - It really is. 141 00:06:43,194 --> 00:06:44,842 Yes, it's heavy. 142 00:06:44,944 --> 00:06:46,888 It is made with natural yeast 143 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:51,099 that we inherited from our grandmothers and great-great-grandparents. 144 00:06:51,536 --> 00:06:53,340 And by using it every day, 145 00:06:54,933 --> 00:06:56,333 we bring her back to life. 146 00:06:56,770 --> 00:06:59,586 Natural yeast is living, breathing bread 147 00:06:59,688 --> 00:07:02,801 which has been done since the beginning of human civilization, 148 00:07:02,903 --> 00:07:05,892 but somehow still It's hard to get the point right. 149 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:07,964 My God. It's very hot. 150 00:07:07,966 --> 00:07:09,934 Inside the oven needs to be white. 151 00:07:11,373 --> 00:07:13,892 Slow fermentation and natural means that 152 00:07:13,994 --> 00:07:17,210 this bread stays fresh for a long time longer than regular bread. 153 00:07:17,312 --> 00:07:19,389 It's not trivial, in a region where food 154 00:07:19,491 --> 00:07:20,899 it was not always abundant. 155 00:07:20,901 --> 00:07:24,384 Bread is incredibly important here. 156 00:07:24,486 --> 00:07:29,302 It can be freshly baked, slept or soaked in water, 157 00:07:29,404 --> 00:07:31,015 but we must have bread. 158 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:34,764 We talk like this, without bread on the table, It's not a meal. 159 00:07:37,077 --> 00:07:38,982 He's like that too. 160 00:07:39,084 --> 00:07:42,170 You know, it's because he belongs to that place. 161 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:45,928 Knowing that we came to Marzi in search of things from the past, 162 00:07:46,030 --> 00:07:47,671 Pina prepared something delicious 163 00:07:47,773 --> 00:07:50,674 which would have been on everyone's table family a hundred years ago. 164 00:07:50,776 --> 00:07:53,746 A bowl filled with bread called morsello, 165 00:07:53,848 --> 00:07:57,542 which is typically stuffed with meat and seasonal vegetables, 166 00:07:57,644 --> 00:08:02,041 like the local favorite, "cime di rapa" or broccoli rabe. 167 00:08:02,399 --> 00:08:06,666 Here's the broccoli rabe with sausage. 168 00:08:06,768 --> 00:08:09,429 That smell... The bitterness of the leaves. 169 00:08:09,531 --> 00:08:12,015 Is this an old recipe? 170 00:08:12,117 --> 00:08:14,994 In the past, the wives got up early 171 00:08:14,996 --> 00:08:17,330 and they prepared it for their husbands 172 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:19,249 who worked in the vineyards. 173 00:08:19,350 --> 00:08:21,758 This ingenious transportable food 174 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,562 it meant that farmers, hunters and even bricklayers, 175 00:08:24,564 --> 00:08:26,003 like my grandfather, 176 00:08:26,105 --> 00:08:29,624 they could take a not so small one piece of home wherever they went. 177 00:08:29,926 --> 00:08:32,827 Broccoli rabe with sausage 178 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:35,524 It's an Italian-American thing 179 00:08:35,626 --> 00:08:39,827 because all immigrants Were they from Calabria and Sicily? 180 00:08:40,061 --> 00:08:43,047 Exactly, because broccoli rabe is a typical vegetable 181 00:08:43,049 --> 00:08:44,547 from southern Italy. 182 00:08:44,649 --> 00:08:46,883 - And then we sealed it like this. - How beautiful. 183 00:08:46,985 --> 00:08:51,158 And traditionally, that would be involved 184 00:08:51,260 --> 00:08:53,491 on a kitchen towel of linen. 185 00:08:54,265 --> 00:08:56,827 On the other shoulder they carried wine 186 00:08:56,929 --> 00:08:58,329 Not bad. 187 00:08:58,331 --> 00:09:00,545 - It's a great life. - Yes. 188 00:09:01,735 --> 00:09:04,043 My goodness, look at the size of it. 189 00:09:06,838 --> 00:09:08,679 And that's our morsello. 190 00:09:09,090 --> 00:09:10,744 - Eat. - No, you first. 191 00:09:12,898 --> 00:09:14,666 - Ready. - It's huge! 192 00:09:20,769 --> 00:09:22,169 - Delicious. - Delicious. 193 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:25,150 It's so good, because everything is moistened. 194 00:09:27,768 --> 00:09:29,418 - It's great. - Wonderful. 195 00:09:29,420 --> 00:09:30,820 - Very good. - Delicious. 196 00:09:30,822 --> 00:09:33,281 - Thank you for everything. - The pleasure is mine. 197 00:09:34,109 --> 00:09:35,679 As we leave Marzi, 198 00:09:36,074 --> 00:09:38,974 I think about my grandfather, Stanislao, leaving Calabria 199 00:09:39,454 --> 00:09:42,070 and that special connection that Italian immigrants 200 00:09:42,072 --> 00:09:44,496 has with food it reminds them of home. 201 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:49,416 Maybe that's why bread It's never missing from our table. 202 00:10:02,248 --> 00:10:05,188 While my parents relax by the pool or at the bar, 203 00:10:05,641 --> 00:10:08,251 I'm going to a place that you always wanted to visit. 204 00:10:10,872 --> 00:10:13,296 Built on a cliff 45 meters high 205 00:10:13,398 --> 00:10:16,171 overlooking warm water from the Tyrrhenian Sea, 206 00:10:16,574 --> 00:10:18,939 Tropea is the jewel in the crown of Calabria. 207 00:10:20,413 --> 00:10:22,435 Throughout the centuries, was targeted 208 00:10:22,437 --> 00:10:25,588 of constant invasions of neighboring empires, 209 00:10:25,690 --> 00:10:28,617 since everyone wanted to own this charming city. 210 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,216 But I'm here to understand a botanical mystery. 211 00:10:36,333 --> 00:10:38,763 Tropea is recognized throughout Italy, 212 00:10:38,865 --> 00:10:40,890 due to its distinct red onions. 213 00:10:41,216 --> 00:10:43,351 So sweet, they can be served in everything, 214 00:10:43,353 --> 00:10:45,257 from pasta to preserves, 215 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:48,106 even in ice cream, if you want. 216 00:10:48,208 --> 00:10:49,616 Not me. 217 00:10:50,547 --> 00:10:53,403 DEEP ROOTS 218 00:10:53,757 --> 00:10:55,511 Is it sandy here? 219 00:10:55,613 --> 00:10:58,616 Yes, we are less 50 meters from the beach. 220 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,965 To know what makes these special onions, 221 00:11:02,067 --> 00:11:04,437 I'm going to find a restaurateur of Tropea, 222 00:11:04,539 --> 00:11:05,939 Michele Pugliese. 223 00:11:07,166 --> 00:11:10,169 This land must be hard to plant. 224 00:11:10,271 --> 00:11:12,555 Yes, onions prefer sandy soil, 225 00:11:12,557 --> 00:11:15,300 - a difficult and complex soil. - Yes. 226 00:11:15,402 --> 00:11:19,702 But the onion sticks to him, and it's his favorite solo. 227 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:23,397 They love it because the water It is well drained in this soil. 228 00:11:23,766 --> 00:11:26,357 The water comes, moisturize and go away. 229 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,907 It's the perfect soil for onions. 230 00:11:30,259 --> 00:11:32,344 Despite its incredible popularity, 231 00:11:32,446 --> 00:11:35,127 the Tropea onion only grows in a small section 232 00:11:35,129 --> 00:11:36,905 of the coastal strip surrounding the city. 233 00:11:37,382 --> 00:11:38,985 Just a few meters away, 234 00:11:39,087 --> 00:11:41,534 and she loses that sweetness that makes it unique. 235 00:11:43,369 --> 00:11:45,899 This is the real Tropea onion. 236 00:11:46,915 --> 00:11:48,953 Thanks. And what should I do? 237 00:11:49,584 --> 00:11:50,989 You need to peel it. 238 00:11:53,588 --> 00:11:57,031 - And can you eat it anyway? - Of course, it's delicious. 239 00:11:57,985 --> 00:11:59,385 All good. 240 00:12:06,476 --> 00:12:08,008 - It's wonderful. - It's sweet. 241 00:12:08,109 --> 00:12:09,544 - It's very sweet. - Very sweet. 242 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:11,437 - It's like an apple. - Yes. 243 00:12:11,439 --> 00:12:12,941 And why is it like that? 244 00:12:13,043 --> 00:12:16,970 Because it has little pyruvic acid. 245 00:12:17,072 --> 00:12:19,178 And less sulfuric components. 246 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,805 So it's less poignant. 247 00:12:20,907 --> 00:12:23,182 And you feel the sweetness more. 248 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:25,013 But actually the amount of sugar 249 00:12:25,115 --> 00:12:26,515 it's more or less 250 00:12:26,517 --> 00:12:28,546 just like all other onions. 251 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,594 Grown here more than 3 thousand years ago, 252 00:12:31,696 --> 00:12:33,850 Tropea onions were an unexpected gift 253 00:12:33,952 --> 00:12:36,489 brought by conquerors from the Middle East. 254 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:40,408 The Phoenicians brought with them a variety of onions 255 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:43,634 but this one found it the perfect soil. 256 00:12:43,738 --> 00:12:46,598 In the perfect microclimate she evolved 257 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:49,752 for the onion Tropea red. 258 00:12:49,854 --> 00:12:52,211 Now they are famous. 259 00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:54,970 - The best in the world, Stanley. - Yes I know. 260 00:12:55,072 --> 00:12:57,439 - And you know that my mother... - Your mother. 261 00:12:57,541 --> 00:12:59,301 - The last name was... - Tropiano. 262 00:12:59,403 --> 00:13:01,330 He was Tropean. 263 00:13:01,698 --> 00:13:04,432 It changed when arrived in America. 264 00:13:04,534 --> 00:13:07,579 Most likely she was from Tropea. 265 00:13:07,681 --> 00:13:11,580 Which means you are a of the best people in the world 266 00:13:11,582 --> 00:13:13,941 Because you It originates from here. 267 00:13:14,043 --> 00:13:15,588 This is my land. 268 00:13:17,938 --> 00:13:21,217 Although the Tropea onion be commercialized today, 269 00:13:21,809 --> 00:13:25,542 there are still some farmers like Francesco and Onofrio 270 00:13:25,644 --> 00:13:27,477 who harvest their onions manually 271 00:13:27,579 --> 00:13:30,337 using only traditional modes of irrigation. 272 00:13:31,477 --> 00:13:34,230 - And where does the water come from? - From the mountains. 273 00:13:35,188 --> 00:13:38,149 Comes from the mountains, goes to a reservoir and then 274 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:40,760 is used to irrigate the soil. 275 00:13:40,862 --> 00:13:44,407 - Do you throw water every day? - Every 3 or 4 days. 276 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:48,578 They say that Calabrians are... 277 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:50,329 stubborn. 278 00:13:50,431 --> 00:13:52,363 We are stubborn because we are one people 279 00:13:52,465 --> 00:13:55,151 which has always been dominated, 280 00:13:55,253 --> 00:13:59,445 so we had to protect ourselves of conquerors. 281 00:13:59,547 --> 00:14:02,586 From the Arabs, Aragonese, Spanish, French, everyone. 282 00:14:02,883 --> 00:14:04,283 From everyone. 283 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:05,785 Like the onion. 284 00:14:05,887 --> 00:14:09,997 What you can't see is the soul from Calabrese, sweetness. 285 00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:13,709 - And on the outside? - On the outside it's a little like that. 286 00:14:13,811 --> 00:14:15,761 Almost ugly, but when you try it, 287 00:14:16,147 --> 00:14:17,897 realize that there is lots of kindness inside. 288 00:14:17,899 --> 00:14:19,299 Yes, I am like that. 289 00:14:19,401 --> 00:14:22,236 Me too. Unfortunately. 290 00:14:23,532 --> 00:14:26,842 Despite having suffered invasions for more than 3 thousand years, 291 00:14:26,944 --> 00:14:29,414 Calabrians are tenaciously receptive. 292 00:14:31,662 --> 00:14:33,813 Michele won't allow me leave Tropea 293 00:14:33,915 --> 00:14:35,522 without eating in your restaurant, 294 00:14:35,624 --> 00:14:37,862 l'Osteria della Cipolla Rossa, 295 00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:39,420 Hospedaria da Cebola Roxa. 296 00:14:40,462 --> 00:14:42,128 Here we are, Stanley. 297 00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:44,991 Beautiful. 298 00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:46,493 - Did you like it? - Yes! 299 00:14:47,676 --> 00:14:50,579 The restaurant is managed by his wife, Romana, 300 00:14:50,681 --> 00:14:52,975 who is so obsessed with fresh food 301 00:14:53,075 --> 00:14:55,292 that she refuses to have a refrigerator. 302 00:14:55,394 --> 00:14:56,794 Good morning. 303 00:14:56,796 --> 00:15:00,133 - Stanley, my Roman wife. - Hi, Romana. 304 00:15:00,234 --> 00:15:01,734 - Pleasure. - Pleasure. 305 00:15:03,152 --> 00:15:05,636 He came to see how you do it spaghetti with onion. 306 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:10,451 You are in Tropea, you have to try the spaghetti with onion. 307 00:15:11,313 --> 00:15:12,869 The house specialty is 308 00:15:12,971 --> 00:15:16,679 an admittedly simple spaghetti with red onion. 309 00:15:16,781 --> 00:15:19,001 But don't underestimate simplicity. 310 00:15:20,063 --> 00:15:23,197 So, what else is there? 311 00:15:23,299 --> 00:15:25,341 Garlic and oil. 312 00:15:25,443 --> 00:15:27,424 I made a vegetable broth. 313 00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:28,882 What's in it? 314 00:15:28,986 --> 00:15:30,621 Zucchini, carrot 315 00:15:30,723 --> 00:15:34,709 half an onion, a bay leaf and celery. 316 00:15:34,809 --> 00:15:36,976 How many recipes do you make? 317 00:15:36,980 --> 00:15:40,882 Three or four different every day. 318 00:15:40,984 --> 00:15:43,732 Depends on what we think at the market in the morning. 319 00:15:43,834 --> 00:15:46,551 If you have good fish we make fruits of the air 320 00:15:46,653 --> 00:15:50,097 And we use the vegetables that are available. 321 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:51,766 Where did this recipe come from? 322 00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:53,686 It's a recipe what my mother did. 323 00:15:53,788 --> 00:15:55,728 My father grew onions. 324 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:58,375 So in my house, the onion was queen. 325 00:15:59,602 --> 00:16:01,002 - Can I? - Yes. 326 00:16:01,411 --> 00:16:02,811 My God. 327 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:06,297 Now we add ricotta. 328 00:16:09,552 --> 00:16:11,420 Calabrian Oil or from Puglia? 329 00:16:12,089 --> 00:16:13,489 From Calabria. 330 00:16:13,778 --> 00:16:16,108 The best oil in the world. 331 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,769 - Basil? - That's right. 332 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,217 Sweet and perfect. 333 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:27,719 Delicious. 334 00:16:28,244 --> 00:16:31,597 There is nothing but onions, broth and pasta. 335 00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:35,132 But the combination of these three simple ingredients 336 00:16:35,234 --> 00:16:37,234 becomes something sublime. 337 00:16:37,864 --> 00:16:40,830 It has onion, but it's not spicy. I don't know how to describe it. 338 00:16:40,932 --> 00:16:42,898 When I come back to London, 339 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,740 I need to buy these onions. 340 00:16:45,842 --> 00:16:48,920 I'm sorry, but you won't find it. 341 00:16:49,022 --> 00:16:51,185 - No. - I'll send some. 342 00:16:52,838 --> 00:16:55,618 It's hard not to be enchanted with the beauty of Tropea 343 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,288 and its unique red onions. 344 00:16:57,390 --> 00:16:59,308 But for me, the real magic of this place 345 00:16:59,410 --> 00:17:02,372 is the warmth and hospitality of people. 346 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,967 The Calabrians have always counted with the sea for sustenance. 347 00:17:20,069 --> 00:17:22,589 And surrounded by water on three sides, 348 00:17:22,691 --> 00:17:26,192 fishing here It's as unique as it is plentiful. 349 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,664 - See this. - Silver snake. 350 00:17:29,766 --> 00:17:32,340 Wow, they're incredible. They look fake. 351 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,698 A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE 352 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,114 I came to a Calabrian fish auction 353 00:17:38,216 --> 00:17:40,078 to get an idea of the capture. 354 00:17:40,180 --> 00:17:41,580 Hands off! 355 00:17:42,020 --> 00:17:43,548 This is the owner, sir. Pin. 356 00:17:43,650 --> 00:17:45,298 It gives the starting price 357 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,900 after people say how much they want to spend. 358 00:17:49,002 --> 00:17:51,381 But because I am a fish out of water, 359 00:17:51,482 --> 00:17:55,824 the respected Johnny Giordano, is showing me around. 360 00:17:56,418 --> 00:17:58,574 - It's an octopus and... - Octopus. 361 00:17:58,576 --> 00:18:00,620 - All. Even squid? - Anything you want. 362 00:18:01,105 --> 00:18:04,920 Tuna, swordfish, scorpion fish, sharks. 363 00:18:06,694 --> 00:18:08,998 This is a big squid. 364 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,481 - He doesn't want them... - He screams all the time. 365 00:18:13,583 --> 00:18:17,930 Fight with everyone because no one can catch the fish. 366 00:18:18,967 --> 00:18:21,246 No sea creatures is more respected 367 00:18:21,248 --> 00:18:23,838 or valued in Calabria than swordfish. 368 00:18:23,940 --> 00:18:26,301 Get one of these sea monster 369 00:18:26,303 --> 00:18:28,423 it's not easy, but it's profitable. 370 00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:31,973 A single fish It can cost up to 5 thousand dollars. 371 00:18:33,030 --> 00:18:34,804 How many swordfish Did you catch it yesterday? 372 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:37,057 - About 20. - Yesterday, 20th. 373 00:18:37,159 --> 00:18:39,308 - 20? Serious? - Today, just one. 374 00:18:39,410 --> 00:18:41,270 - Every day is different. - Certainly. 375 00:18:41,372 --> 00:18:44,358 - Do you want to buy? - It doesn't fit in my hotel. 376 00:18:44,460 --> 00:18:46,263 He said it won't fit at the hotel! 377 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:51,856 Johnny promised what fresh swordfish 378 00:18:51,858 --> 00:18:53,260 They're waiting for me at his house. 379 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:54,910 But before having lunch, 380 00:18:55,012 --> 00:18:57,797 we stopped to visit his hometown of Scilla. 381 00:18:58,702 --> 00:19:01,322 This city dates back to a time when Calabria 382 00:19:01,324 --> 00:19:03,257 it was in the heart of Magna Grecia, 383 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,497 Greek Empire in Italy. 384 00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:10,476 - Is that Sicily? - Yes, Sicily, Ganzirri. 385 00:19:10,578 --> 00:19:13,968 On the other side is Scilla and Charybdis. 386 00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:16,675 Ancient Greek legends like "The Odyssey" 387 00:19:16,777 --> 00:19:19,771 tell about the dangerous passage in this strait, 388 00:19:19,873 --> 00:19:21,573 where the sailors they should choose 389 00:19:21,575 --> 00:19:23,803 between a sea monster called Scylla 390 00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:25,630 and a deadly whirlwind. 391 00:19:26,106 --> 00:19:27,540 The currents were so strong 392 00:19:27,542 --> 00:19:30,248 that people were afraid to browse here. 393 00:19:30,250 --> 00:19:33,448 - Is this true or is it a myth? - No, it's true. 394 00:19:33,550 --> 00:19:34,950 90 km/h. 395 00:19:36,130 --> 00:19:39,501 Why do swordfish come here? 396 00:19:39,503 --> 00:19:41,603 It's because the sea... 397 00:19:41,705 --> 00:19:43,674 Two currents unite in this location 398 00:19:43,676 --> 00:19:45,459 and create favorable conditions 399 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,458 for reproduction of swordfish. 400 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:49,960 They catch swordfish. 401 00:19:51,296 --> 00:19:54,100 Interestingly, a traditional way to fish them 402 00:19:54,202 --> 00:19:57,012 since ancient Greece, is still practiced 403 00:19:57,014 --> 00:19:59,306 here in the waters around Scilla to this day. 404 00:20:00,463 --> 00:20:03,270 A person stands on the catwalk and throws the harpoon 405 00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:05,098 then she catches the swordfish. 406 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,257 - With your hands? - Like in the past. 407 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,210 Man vs swordfish. 408 00:20:09,312 --> 00:20:12,663 We work hard for him. And thanks to the swordfish, 409 00:20:12,665 --> 00:20:14,486 that like our Scilla sea, 410 00:20:14,588 --> 00:20:16,590 have always been blessed by the gods. 411 00:20:17,596 --> 00:20:18,996 Were you born in New York? 412 00:20:19,098 --> 00:20:22,604 Yes, my father, like many others here 413 00:20:22,706 --> 00:20:25,470 emigrated after the war. 414 00:20:25,572 --> 00:20:29,671 He lived there for 10 years and my brother and I were born there. 415 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,270 He came back here to make your dream come true 416 00:20:33,372 --> 00:20:35,570 to open a restaurant of swordfish. 417 00:20:39,397 --> 00:20:41,523 We are going to the family restaurant, 418 00:20:41,625 --> 00:20:43,179 the Prince of Scilla. 419 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,292 And I'm ready for the actual treatment. 420 00:20:45,910 --> 00:20:47,700 - This one. - Nice fish. 421 00:20:47,802 --> 00:20:50,320 A beautiful swordfish. 422 00:20:50,422 --> 00:20:52,957 That swordfish it's so fresh 423 00:20:52,959 --> 00:20:54,858 you can eat it raw.. 424 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,046 Lemon will help with healing. 425 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,908 A little olive oil of extra virgin olive. 426 00:21:02,010 --> 00:21:04,100 Parsley. 427 00:21:04,410 --> 00:21:05,810 Health. 428 00:21:06,830 --> 00:21:09,780 So cool and cut so thin, 429 00:21:09,882 --> 00:21:12,598 it's like prosciutto and smoked salmon 430 00:21:12,700 --> 00:21:14,193 had a child. 431 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:16,780 It's so good. 432 00:21:16,882 --> 00:21:18,885 This is the head, 433 00:21:19,409 --> 00:21:22,610 the fattest part, that we use in the masses. 434 00:21:22,712 --> 00:21:26,569 Next, Johnny wants to cook me something more traditional, 435 00:21:26,671 --> 00:21:28,618 Scialatielli alla Ghiotta, 436 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,944 long thin strands of pasta, a type of swordfish ragu. 437 00:21:34,597 --> 00:21:38,948 It starts with a stir-fry of garlic and Tropea onion. 438 00:21:39,050 --> 00:21:41,880 My mother always taught me using all the garlic. 439 00:21:41,980 --> 00:21:44,050 So you can take it off if you don't like it. 440 00:21:44,152 --> 00:21:46,050 Swordfish. 441 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:50,480 Tomatoes. 442 00:21:51,940 --> 00:21:54,001 - Olives - Olives, always. 443 00:21:55,900 --> 00:21:58,190 I wish I had a shirt made from basil. 444 00:21:59,485 --> 00:22:01,178 And now tomato sauce. 445 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:02,800 Fresh tomato passata. 446 00:22:02,900 --> 00:22:04,660 A little oregano. 447 00:22:04,762 --> 00:22:06,950 - The smell of Calabria. - Yes. 448 00:22:07,483 --> 00:22:09,618 Now it's almost ready. 449 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,478 Let's go outside to eat with my wife Carolina? 450 00:22:13,580 --> 00:22:16,601 - Of course, let's go. - We'll eat together. 451 00:22:19,381 --> 00:22:21,468 - Thanks for coming. - Thank you. 452 00:22:21,570 --> 00:22:24,343 Let's eat before it gets cold. 453 00:22:26,241 --> 00:22:28,046 How are you? Was it good? 454 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,585 It's nothing but incredible. 455 00:22:33,770 --> 00:22:35,170 Delicious. 456 00:22:38,150 --> 00:22:39,800 You should open a restaurant. 457 00:22:41,740 --> 00:22:43,140 This is really good. 458 00:22:43,142 --> 00:22:44,931 Do you see the boats of swordfish? 459 00:22:45,033 --> 00:22:47,350 It looks like a crow's nest up there. 460 00:22:47,452 --> 00:22:48,968 - It's really beautiful. - Health. 461 00:22:48,970 --> 00:22:50,370 - Health. - Health. 462 00:22:50,945 --> 00:22:53,658 It's curious to think that Calabrians still come out 463 00:22:53,660 --> 00:22:55,060 in these dangerous waters 464 00:22:55,062 --> 00:22:57,438 to fight against ancient sea monsters. 465 00:22:57,540 --> 00:22:59,816 But in this land of myths and legends, 466 00:22:59,918 --> 00:23:02,461 the sea is a mirror of the soul. 467 00:23:18,745 --> 00:23:20,220 Look at those mountains. 468 00:23:21,574 --> 00:23:23,780 I'm leaving the coast of Calabria 469 00:23:23,882 --> 00:23:25,939 and entering the country 470 00:23:26,041 --> 00:23:27,822 to the mountains from Aspromonte. 471 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:30,774 Robust and wrapped in folklore, 472 00:23:30,876 --> 00:23:33,993 few tend to venture in the impenetrable forests. 473 00:23:35,076 --> 00:23:37,540 But I will find a chef who opened a restaurant 474 00:23:37,542 --> 00:23:40,210 in the most remote corner of Calabria. 475 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,365 MAGIC MOUNTAIN 476 00:23:44,467 --> 00:23:46,875 This river that flows on our property 477 00:23:46,977 --> 00:23:49,984 It's called Calabretto and comes directly 478 00:23:50,086 --> 00:23:52,538 of our great mountain, to Aspromonte. 479 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,318 The entire southern part of Calabria 480 00:23:55,420 --> 00:23:58,400 it is surrounded by Aspromonte. 481 00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:02,956 Nino Rossi lives and has worked here since 2016, 482 00:24:03,058 --> 00:24:04,718 making foods that celebrate 483 00:24:04,820 --> 00:24:07,008 unique biodiversity of this mountain. 484 00:24:07,899 --> 00:24:11,259 This land is yours family for many generations? 485 00:24:11,261 --> 00:24:13,211 I think we are the sixth generation. 486 00:24:13,313 --> 00:24:15,657 - Did you grow up here? - I grew up in Rome. 487 00:24:15,758 --> 00:24:19,126 But I never stopped being a child from Calabria. 488 00:24:20,344 --> 00:24:23,920 Growing up in a wealthy family thousands of kilometers from here, 489 00:24:24,829 --> 00:24:28,060 Nino's strong interest in traditional Calabrian cuisine 490 00:24:28,162 --> 00:24:31,034 it was a surprise to your friends and family. 491 00:24:31,587 --> 00:24:33,208 You didn't do training chef? 492 00:24:33,310 --> 00:24:34,921 I am a self-taught chef. 493 00:24:35,023 --> 00:24:36,608 But at the same time, 494 00:24:36,710 --> 00:24:40,168 in the past, I had the opportunity to learn 495 00:24:40,270 --> 00:24:43,190 with an old maid, called Mary. 496 00:24:43,930 --> 00:24:47,296 And that's how I learned the people's kitchen. 497 00:24:47,298 --> 00:24:48,898 - Of course. - Then I put it all together 498 00:24:48,900 --> 00:24:51,618 and I started to do experiments. 499 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,460 When I wanted to learn making sweets... 500 00:24:55,562 --> 00:24:57,451 - Yes. - ...I only made sweets. 501 00:24:57,453 --> 00:25:01,440 So if you invited me for dinner, I would show up 502 00:25:01,542 --> 00:25:03,858 with a cake and say "this is for you." 503 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,300 - You were obsessed. - Yes, obsessed. 504 00:25:07,244 --> 00:25:09,766 In recent years, Nino's obsession 505 00:25:09,768 --> 00:25:11,800 made him transform this remote area 506 00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:14,102 in your culinary playground. 507 00:25:15,862 --> 00:25:17,892 This is where you Are you looking for your food? 508 00:25:18,488 --> 00:25:21,168 Yes, I used to walk by the river 509 00:25:21,270 --> 00:25:23,908 and went up to the mountain. 510 00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:28,280 But here you can find lots of special things. 511 00:25:28,730 --> 00:25:30,348 This is the water mint. 512 00:25:30,450 --> 00:25:32,074 It's wild and... 513 00:25:32,176 --> 00:25:36,271 has a strong citrus flavor, of orange. 514 00:25:38,869 --> 00:25:40,828 You know, once I poisoned myself. 515 00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:42,495 - Is this safe? - And yes. 516 00:25:42,497 --> 00:25:44,250 - I'll survive, right? - Yes yes. 517 00:25:44,352 --> 00:25:45,879 What did you poison yourself with? 518 00:25:46,610 --> 00:25:48,194 - What was it? - With saffron. 519 00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:51,076 I thought it was white garlic. 520 00:25:51,386 --> 00:25:53,353 And it was very... 521 00:25:53,798 --> 00:25:55,985 Yes, I heard you can do it very bad. 522 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,591 But I studied a lot. 523 00:25:58,693 --> 00:26:00,151 Great. 524 00:26:00,153 --> 00:26:02,500 And now I know everything about this place. 525 00:26:02,602 --> 00:26:04,972 - Right. - From the top, 526 00:26:05,074 --> 00:26:06,720 we took the silver fir. 527 00:26:06,820 --> 00:26:08,220 I'll show. 528 00:26:11,190 --> 00:26:13,820 - Is it a fir tree? - White spruce. 529 00:26:15,019 --> 00:26:16,419 Yes, it's good. 530 00:26:16,784 --> 00:26:20,080 - Very aromatic. - Yes, I love it. 531 00:26:20,539 --> 00:26:22,910 - Shall we cook? - Yes, I will cook for you. 532 00:26:23,576 --> 00:26:27,788 Nino's restaurant, Qafiz, is a love letter to Aspromonte, 533 00:26:27,890 --> 00:26:30,318 and unique ingredients and undiscovered 534 00:26:30,420 --> 00:26:32,750 which can only be found here, on the mountain. 535 00:26:36,010 --> 00:26:38,813 Today, he will prepare me the dish that provided it 536 00:26:38,815 --> 00:26:42,223 your Michelin star, a dessert called Fogo. 537 00:26:42,325 --> 00:26:43,797 This is a meringue. 538 00:26:43,899 --> 00:26:46,650 So it's just egg whites and sugar and... 539 00:26:47,008 --> 00:26:50,008 We put this powder of vegetable carbon. 540 00:26:50,787 --> 00:26:53,140 - So it's just coal? - Yes. 541 00:26:53,570 --> 00:26:56,850 - What do people think about this? - Many people think that placing 542 00:26:56,952 --> 00:27:00,240 charcoal in meringue It's kind of crazy. 543 00:27:02,316 --> 00:27:06,698 In 2021, more than 60 fires devastated Calabria, 544 00:27:07,180 --> 00:27:09,528 leaving a trail of death and devastation 545 00:27:09,630 --> 00:27:11,030 on Nino's beloved mountain. 546 00:27:12,619 --> 00:27:15,738 The vegetation was completely different after the fire. 547 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,689 You can see different sides of the totally black mountain. 548 00:27:19,791 --> 00:27:21,848 But at the same time, walking there, 549 00:27:21,955 --> 00:27:24,748 you can see the force of nature and the colors 550 00:27:24,850 --> 00:27:26,624 - appearing on the floor... - Right. 551 00:27:26,726 --> 00:27:28,440 ...and starting to grow. 552 00:27:28,777 --> 00:27:31,360 - This shows your greatness. - Yes. 553 00:27:31,460 --> 00:27:33,544 So I came home and said: "Okay, 554 00:27:33,646 --> 00:27:36,655 I need to pay homage the mountain." 555 00:27:38,196 --> 00:27:40,049 The obsession with cooking by Nino 556 00:27:40,051 --> 00:27:42,051 paid off with this tribute to the mountain. 557 00:27:42,948 --> 00:27:44,348 It looks like glass. 558 00:27:44,350 --> 00:27:45,750 After three hours in the oven, 559 00:27:45,852 --> 00:27:48,358 the meringue famously temperamental, 560 00:27:48,460 --> 00:27:50,512 it's perfectly light and crunchy. 561 00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:53,528 Here we have balls of silver fir. 562 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:57,278 Made from extract of silver fir, water and lemon. 563 00:27:57,380 --> 00:27:59,590 We make a base, like this. 564 00:28:00,461 --> 00:28:01,988 Then we add the apple. 565 00:28:02,090 --> 00:28:03,770 Are they from the mountains too? 566 00:28:03,872 --> 00:28:05,518 Yes, it comes from Aspromonte. 567 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,810 I add foam of white chocolate. 568 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,229 I put the white spruce. 569 00:28:12,110 --> 00:28:15,191 We named to this dessert 570 00:28:15,293 --> 00:28:17,289 from "New Life after the Fire". 571 00:28:17,391 --> 00:28:19,758 Because what we are building now, 572 00:28:19,860 --> 00:28:21,618 It's a new life, giving 573 00:28:21,620 --> 00:28:23,950 a second chance to the mountain. 574 00:28:25,827 --> 00:28:28,458 It's like the last few minutes of a fire. 575 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:29,960 Yes, really. 576 00:28:30,060 --> 00:28:32,790 - So, you need to prove it. - I go. Thanks. 577 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:42,908 It has a million flavors different. 578 00:28:43,010 --> 00:28:44,863 - Yes. - It's wonderful. 579 00:28:44,970 --> 00:28:47,183 Citrus and balsamic. 580 00:28:47,961 --> 00:28:50,560 - And I love it. - It's wonderful! 581 00:28:50,662 --> 00:28:53,597 - And it goes on, like... - And with the apple, and... 582 00:28:53,699 --> 00:28:56,053 Yes, yes, absolutely. 583 00:28:56,540 --> 00:28:57,940 It's just so good. 584 00:29:00,530 --> 00:29:01,948 Simply great. 585 00:29:04,510 --> 00:29:05,910 Thanks. 586 00:29:06,012 --> 00:29:07,620 These are not fancy tricks 587 00:29:07,758 --> 00:29:09,558 or strange ingredients that make 588 00:29:09,660 --> 00:29:11,210 Nino's food extraordinary. 589 00:29:11,580 --> 00:29:14,568 It's because he captured alchemy perfection 590 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:17,213 and continuous beauty of this place. 591 00:29:30,390 --> 00:29:34,285 I reached the extreme north point of the Aspromonte of Calabria, 592 00:29:34,387 --> 00:29:36,653 in the village of Martone. 593 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,738 It is a city that is suffering of a problem 594 00:29:42,740 --> 00:29:44,616 which is galloping throughout the region. 595 00:29:45,410 --> 00:29:48,748 In this part of Italy there are a lot of people immigrating 596 00:29:48,750 --> 00:29:50,425 to America? 597 00:29:50,527 --> 00:29:53,500 Yes, there has been a lot of immigration 598 00:29:54,363 --> 00:29:56,956 it's still happening currently. 599 00:29:57,058 --> 00:30:01,630 No more to America, but to the north of Italy. 600 00:30:02,670 --> 00:30:05,328 Suffering with difficulties social and economic, 601 00:30:05,430 --> 00:30:08,173 there are more than 200 cities mountains in Calabria 602 00:30:08,275 --> 00:30:10,075 at risk of being abandoned. 603 00:30:10,890 --> 00:30:14,228 It's a shame because these mountain towns 604 00:30:14,230 --> 00:30:17,690 pepperoni they are very charming. 605 00:30:18,157 --> 00:30:20,606 SEEDS OF CHANGE 606 00:30:20,708 --> 00:30:23,110 But not all are packing their bags. 607 00:30:23,212 --> 00:30:26,780 Annalisa Fiorenza is a farmer and local activist 608 00:30:26,882 --> 00:30:29,574 who is using agriculture organic as a medium 609 00:30:29,576 --> 00:30:31,976 to create opportunities in her community. 610 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,808 I grow typical products of pepperoni: 611 00:30:35,810 --> 00:30:37,501 citrus fruits, 612 00:30:37,503 --> 00:30:39,818 olives, wine. 613 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:44,486 And peppers, which is one of the typical Calabrian plantations. 614 00:30:46,970 --> 00:30:49,718 We decided to manage a farm 615 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,268 to be able to follow a dream. 616 00:30:52,370 --> 00:30:55,230 The farm was totally abandoned 617 00:30:55,332 --> 00:30:58,436 Our dream was to do this farm 618 00:30:58,538 --> 00:31:00,438 return to life. 619 00:31:00,540 --> 00:31:02,634 Used to be a prosperous farm 620 00:31:02,736 --> 00:31:04,530 with many workers. 621 00:31:05,193 --> 00:31:07,278 But Annalisa had to fight 622 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:10,410 with deep-rooted problems that come with the territory. 623 00:31:10,767 --> 00:31:13,999 These mountains are a fortress of the 'Ndrangheta, 624 00:31:14,101 --> 00:31:16,420 the notorious Calabrian mafia. 625 00:31:17,986 --> 00:31:19,602 Formed in 1800, 626 00:31:19,704 --> 00:31:21,604 this brutal union of crime 627 00:31:21,606 --> 00:31:25,006 took root in the parts poorest and most rural in the region. 628 00:31:26,103 --> 00:31:28,008 Today, there are some of the most powerful 629 00:31:28,010 --> 00:31:29,830 criminal networks around the world 630 00:31:31,470 --> 00:31:35,401 with annual revenue estimated at US$60 billion. 631 00:31:35,850 --> 00:31:39,211 For seven years, every year, 632 00:31:39,313 --> 00:31:41,768 we suffered an attack. 633 00:31:41,870 --> 00:31:44,240 All attacks that we received 634 00:31:44,340 --> 00:31:48,008 involved the use of fire. 635 00:31:48,110 --> 00:31:49,519 They burned everything. 636 00:31:49,621 --> 00:31:52,328 Can you imagine how difficult it was 637 00:31:52,330 --> 00:31:53,730 How much did it cost? 638 00:31:54,516 --> 00:31:58,316 We lost around of 200 thousand euros. 639 00:31:58,418 --> 00:31:59,819 Why did they do this? 640 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:01,552 Did they want the money? 641 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,380 It's not always for extortion. 642 00:32:05,482 --> 00:32:07,410 If you want to work in that territory 643 00:32:07,512 --> 00:32:10,350 you must receive their approval. 644 00:32:10,452 --> 00:32:13,452 It's a way of psychological control. 645 00:32:13,890 --> 00:32:17,480 But me, I never accepted that. 646 00:32:18,802 --> 00:32:21,702 The only way Annalisa was able to survive 647 00:32:21,804 --> 00:32:25,638 was joining forces with the local cooperative called 648 00:32:25,740 --> 00:32:27,406 GOEL Bio, 649 00:32:27,508 --> 00:32:30,570 who helped her rebuild after she was attacked. 650 00:32:31,358 --> 00:32:33,158 Today, some members will meet 651 00:32:33,260 --> 00:32:35,404 for monthly lunch at the local restaurant, 652 00:32:35,506 --> 00:32:36,906 La Collinetta 653 00:32:37,008 --> 00:32:38,908 and Annalisa and I let's participate. 654 00:32:40,302 --> 00:32:43,602 Stanley, welcome to the kingdom of Pino. 655 00:32:43,704 --> 00:32:45,300 I'll leave you in good hands. 656 00:32:45,706 --> 00:32:48,466 The restaurant is managed by the farmer and chef, 657 00:32:48,568 --> 00:32:49,968 Pino Trimboli, 658 00:32:49,970 --> 00:32:53,010 who is preparing a feast of Calabrian dishes. 659 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:57,201 Pino decided to join in the cooperative in 2019 660 00:32:57,303 --> 00:33:01,738 to promote your product organic outside the restaurant. 661 00:33:02,309 --> 00:33:04,121 Today you will prove 662 00:33:04,223 --> 00:33:07,780 one of the most popular dishes of our restaurant. 663 00:33:07,882 --> 00:33:10,808 Lamb cooked in clay. 664 00:33:10,910 --> 00:33:14,870 It's a dish of ancient Greek tradition. 665 00:33:15,418 --> 00:33:17,620 It is a renowned cuisine through time. 666 00:33:17,722 --> 00:33:20,770 And for time, I'm talking about the Stone Age. 667 00:33:21,095 --> 00:33:22,495 Cooking in clay 668 00:33:22,597 --> 00:33:24,750 seals perfectly the flavors of the meat. 669 00:33:25,097 --> 00:33:26,497 But there is a counterpart. 670 00:33:26,599 --> 00:33:28,941 It takes more than four hours per dish. 671 00:33:29,701 --> 00:33:32,010 We make this powder 672 00:33:32,112 --> 00:33:34,328 with our organic oranges. 673 00:33:34,430 --> 00:33:35,850 A little bit of 674 00:33:35,852 --> 00:33:37,970 - Calabrian black pork bacon. - Good. 675 00:33:38,809 --> 00:33:40,768 Pino's kitchen would have been 676 00:33:40,770 --> 00:33:43,150 a sure success anywhere in Italy. 677 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,150 But having a prosperous business in this part of Calabria 678 00:33:46,252 --> 00:33:47,888 it often comes at a price. 679 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:51,570 I invested everything here, I made sacrifices. 680 00:33:51,672 --> 00:33:55,318 But we are in a territory which is not easy, 681 00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:58,658 especially if you not accept being corrupt, 682 00:33:58,660 --> 00:34:00,624 or bow your head to anyone. 683 00:34:01,210 --> 00:34:02,858 I received a notice that, 684 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:06,000 if I didn't pay 50 thousand euros, 685 00:34:06,481 --> 00:34:09,700 I found an anonymous letter that would burn my children, 686 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,868 me and my restaurant. 687 00:34:12,970 --> 00:34:15,328 I was being watched 24/7. 688 00:34:15,430 --> 00:34:17,387 I slept with my clothes on. 689 00:34:18,310 --> 00:34:21,078 So I decided denounce them publicly. 690 00:34:21,180 --> 00:34:23,290 Said we were being threatened. 691 00:34:23,390 --> 00:34:26,295 People could refuse to come to a restaurant 692 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:28,190 where the mafia could set a bomb. 693 00:34:29,090 --> 00:34:30,490 Or set it on fire. 694 00:34:30,507 --> 00:34:33,028 But since I spoke, the restaurant is full. 695 00:34:33,030 --> 00:34:34,430 - Same? - Yes. 696 00:34:34,530 --> 00:34:37,213 That's when I realized that 697 00:34:37,618 --> 00:34:41,018 Calabria is full of good people. 698 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:42,648 I am an honest person, 699 00:34:42,750 --> 00:34:44,150 I live for my work. 700 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,516 - And you are free. - Free. 701 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:50,300 - Freedom. - Yes. 702 00:34:51,011 --> 00:34:53,811 Whenever someone like Pino is threatened or attacked, 703 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,448 the cooperative joins to the victim to protect him, 704 00:34:57,550 --> 00:34:59,600 even funded efforts for reconstruction. 705 00:35:01,691 --> 00:35:03,091 My God. 706 00:35:03,093 --> 00:35:05,704 Here it is, what I was waiting for. 707 00:35:05,806 --> 00:35:08,032 Yes, put it on the table. 708 00:35:10,315 --> 00:35:13,001 It's a bold approach, but it's working. 709 00:35:13,462 --> 00:35:16,688 The cooperative does not suffer an attack five years ago. 710 00:35:17,581 --> 00:35:19,381 Something you deserve be celebrated. 711 00:35:20,613 --> 00:35:22,013 The bones. 712 00:35:22,499 --> 00:35:23,899 The bones. 713 00:35:24,410 --> 00:35:26,378 - That's the best part. - Yes. 714 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:27,880 You know the food. 715 00:35:28,313 --> 00:35:30,815 It can be said that you have Italian origin. 716 00:35:31,670 --> 00:35:33,760 Calabrian origin! 717 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,412 Seriously. 718 00:35:38,009 --> 00:35:40,078 This battle it is by no means won. 719 00:35:40,180 --> 00:35:42,351 But the story by Pino and Annalisa 720 00:35:42,352 --> 00:35:43,931 is a reminder that food 721 00:35:44,032 --> 00:35:46,508 can be a powerful weapon for social change. 722 00:35:46,610 --> 00:35:48,958 You are falling apart. How do you say? 723 00:35:49,060 --> 00:35:51,439 - Melts in your mouth. - It's delicious. 724 00:35:51,540 --> 00:35:54,803 And there is reason to hope, because, as Pino says, 725 00:35:54,904 --> 00:35:57,184 Calabria is made of good people. 726 00:35:57,286 --> 00:35:58,686 To Pino. 727 00:35:59,028 --> 00:36:00,620 - To Pino. - To all of you. 728 00:36:01,023 --> 00:36:02,910 Thank you, thank you for everything. 729 00:36:03,012 --> 00:36:04,412 To all of you. 730 00:36:16,559 --> 00:36:18,484 I remember that very well. 731 00:36:18,890 --> 00:36:20,989 But I don't remember being so green like that. 732 00:36:20,991 --> 00:36:23,939 Obviously, it was 48 years ago, so the trees were smaller. 733 00:36:25,365 --> 00:36:27,224 - But... - But you must have come 734 00:36:27,226 --> 00:36:28,838 - with neighborhood children. - That. 735 00:36:28,940 --> 00:36:31,124 My time in Calabria is coming to an end. 736 00:36:31,226 --> 00:36:33,610 So my parents go with me on one last trip. 737 00:36:34,485 --> 00:36:37,410 We came to visit the home of my maternal grandparents, 738 00:36:37,512 --> 00:36:38,912 Cittanova. 739 00:36:39,014 --> 00:36:40,660 And I've never seen this 740 00:36:40,662 --> 00:36:43,160 - when we were here. - I don't remember that. 741 00:36:43,530 --> 00:36:45,128 A BANQUET TO REMEMBER 742 00:36:45,130 --> 00:36:46,830 - Time is up. - Time is up. 743 00:36:47,882 --> 00:36:49,609 My grandfather, Vincenzo, 744 00:36:49,711 --> 00:36:52,021 he was a country doctor the 1st World War 745 00:36:52,023 --> 00:36:54,022 who emigrated to Westchester, New York 746 00:36:54,124 --> 00:36:56,530 where he met and married with a girl from your city, 747 00:36:56,881 --> 00:36:58,660 my grandmother, Concetta. 748 00:36:59,430 --> 00:37:01,828 It's a lot of people of a small town. 749 00:37:01,930 --> 00:37:05,680 "Italy, fallen in war." 750 00:37:06,255 --> 00:37:07,788 Those who fell in the war. 751 00:37:07,890 --> 00:37:11,150 This is our family, Tropeano Tropean, Tropean. 752 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,842 Glad we saw that. I never knew it was here. 753 00:37:16,178 --> 00:37:18,865 But there is another reason why we came to Cittanova. 754 00:37:19,202 --> 00:37:21,967 The last time we came here It was on my first family trip 755 00:37:21,969 --> 00:37:23,920 to Calabria in 1973. 756 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:27,784 We stayed with the family from my grandfather 757 00:37:27,886 --> 00:37:29,449 and we promise to come back. 758 00:37:30,053 --> 00:37:31,458 There they are. 759 00:37:31,460 --> 00:37:34,540 Finally they arrived. 760 00:37:40,977 --> 00:37:42,877 Today we are fulfilling this promise 761 00:37:42,979 --> 00:37:46,288 and finally we will have an intimate family gathering. 762 00:37:46,390 --> 00:37:49,549 Or as intimate as possible with a family this size. 763 00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:52,280 - The whole family managed to come. - Yes. 764 00:37:52,561 --> 00:37:55,266 There are between 50 and 60 people here. 765 00:37:55,741 --> 00:37:58,128 I know, I know. It's a lot of people. 766 00:37:58,230 --> 00:38:00,740 - All Tropeans. - Yes yes. 767 00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:04,490 - Shall we cook a little? - Let's go. Let's go. 768 00:38:05,741 --> 00:38:07,866 In typical Calabrian fashion, 769 00:38:07,968 --> 00:38:10,825 my relatives are awake day and night for half a week 770 00:38:10,927 --> 00:38:13,881 preparing a feast with some favorite dishes. 771 00:38:15,717 --> 00:38:18,772 Like this, dried cod in the Cittanova style. 772 00:38:20,210 --> 00:38:22,249 This is a dish of the Tropeano family, 773 00:38:22,630 --> 00:38:26,498 very similar to cod with tomato sauce that I know. 774 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,328 This is dried cod by Cittanova. 775 00:38:29,430 --> 00:38:31,474 We are famous for our cod. 776 00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:34,748 They say that the water in Cittanova is very good. 777 00:38:34,850 --> 00:38:36,827 And that's why cod it's so good. 778 00:38:38,690 --> 00:38:42,012 My mother would do this to salted cod. 779 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,968 We usually use dried cod. 780 00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:47,888 But we also eat salt cod sometimes. 781 00:38:47,990 --> 00:38:49,490 Is it good with salt? 782 00:38:52,779 --> 00:38:56,170 - These are my homegrown tomatoes. - It's so good. 783 00:38:57,134 --> 00:39:00,043 But no family party, at least in our house, 784 00:39:00,145 --> 00:39:03,670 is complete until there is this, zeppole. 785 00:39:04,220 --> 00:39:07,733 I love zeppole with anchovies. 786 00:39:09,063 --> 00:39:11,068 You are very spoiled 787 00:39:12,310 --> 00:39:14,810 1.5 kg of potatoes and 1 kg of flour. 788 00:39:15,209 --> 00:39:17,630 A little cube of brewer's yeast, 789 00:39:17,732 --> 00:39:21,530 a pinch of salt, knead and add flour. 790 00:39:22,585 --> 00:39:25,571 These delicious fried foods similar to beignets, 791 00:39:25,673 --> 00:39:27,849 often covered in sugar, 792 00:39:27,951 --> 00:39:30,640 they are typical in festivities Italian-Americans. 793 00:39:31,615 --> 00:39:34,763 But here in Calabria, zeppole are salty 794 00:39:34,865 --> 00:39:36,265 instead of sweets. 795 00:39:36,845 --> 00:39:38,245 Take a napkin. 796 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:41,200 What do you think, Stan? 797 00:39:41,202 --> 00:39:42,602 - They're good. - They're good. 798 00:39:44,738 --> 00:39:47,101 - But it's a meal. - As good as mine? 799 00:39:47,975 --> 00:39:49,698 I won't answer this question. 800 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,310 - Delicious. - Terrible. 801 00:39:51,412 --> 00:39:52,878 But another dish, 802 00:39:52,980 --> 00:39:55,757 a simple preparation without a name of roast goat, 803 00:39:56,274 --> 00:39:59,187 reminds me of that trip almost 50 years ago. 804 00:40:00,270 --> 00:40:02,260 Where did you buy the goat? 805 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:06,602 We usually ask to local farmers 806 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,307 or to a butcher trustworthy. 807 00:40:09,910 --> 00:40:14,348 When I was here years ago, we eat goat. 808 00:40:14,450 --> 00:40:17,167 We went to the mountains 809 00:40:17,792 --> 00:40:20,710 with my father and grandfather. 810 00:40:21,370 --> 00:40:23,706 I don't know, it influenced me a lot. 811 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,855 Driving there, picking up, putting it on the back 812 00:40:27,199 --> 00:40:29,590 of the car, in the trunk. She was dead. 813 00:40:29,692 --> 00:40:31,136 But it was so good. 814 00:40:31,238 --> 00:40:33,278 Probably it was prepared like this. 815 00:40:33,380 --> 00:40:35,066 - Yes. - Right? Beautiful. 816 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:37,938 To our family, there always was 817 00:40:37,940 --> 00:40:40,730 a strange bond and magical with food 818 00:40:41,288 --> 00:40:43,863 that drives much of what we do. 819 00:40:45,070 --> 00:40:46,570 Greetings to the Tropeano family. 820 00:40:46,672 --> 00:40:48,673 A toast to Stanley Tucci 821 00:40:48,775 --> 00:40:51,817 and everyone at the table and to all the joy I see. 822 00:40:51,919 --> 00:40:54,594 A toast our big family! 823 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,878 I believe that food that we enjoy together 824 00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:03,584 strengthens the bonds that we will share forever. 825 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:09,908 I want to thank all of you 826 00:41:10,010 --> 00:41:11,640 You are... 827 00:41:11,742 --> 00:41:14,192 - Fantastic - Fantastic, yes! 828 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:18,324 I'm very happy 829 00:41:18,985 --> 00:41:21,675 for being here. I love you. 830 00:41:22,112 --> 00:41:23,860 - Thanks. - Thanks to you. 831 00:41:26,500 --> 00:41:27,900 Let's eat! 832 00:41:27,902 --> 00:41:29,302 Enjoy. 833 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:32,695 - I want some potatoes. - I love that. 834 00:41:33,931 --> 00:41:36,270 - Health and good luck. - Tim-tim. 835 00:41:37,177 --> 00:41:40,526 The region where my family left behind so many years ago 836 00:41:40,628 --> 00:41:43,497 it's still so problematic how beautiful. 837 00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:46,199 But the real magic of this land 838 00:41:46,301 --> 00:41:48,180 it's how she inspires the people here 839 00:41:48,282 --> 00:41:51,114 doing things equally beautiful. 840 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,260 And wherever you go, 841 00:41:54,297 --> 00:41:55,697 you will be treated 842 00:41:56,140 --> 00:41:57,568 like family. 843 00:41:57,570 --> 00:41:58,970 To all of you. 844 00:41:58,972 --> 00:42:01,622 WANT TO JOIN US? 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