Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
René Arnoux praises the characteristics of the Testarossa, maintaining that it's easy to drive, even for women. He goes on to talk about the cars built by Auto Bianchi.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We move on to Valtorta a spot where cheese is king. Here, they produce a special little cylindrical cheese called an agrì, exclusive to this spot. In fact, Slow Food, an organization that's become international but which began in Italy, has it as one of its special products.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The ancient via Priula leads us to the mountains where we visit a herbal laboratory, in which flowers and plants are transformed into beauty products using historical recipes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We meet some very charming donkeys and hear about how Francantonio and his sons developed a passion for them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In the Brembana Valley, the river reigns supreme. In fact, there is still a functioning water mill for grinding corn, as well as people passionate about maintaining centuries-old traditions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Here and there in the small villages of the valley, there are interesting frescos hearalding back to earlier times. Two local recipes are offered: stuffed curly cabbage leaves and Taragna polenta, a kind of cornmeal with the addition of buckwheat.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The fine white mold that forms on the cheese helps give it its characteristic flavor, but it is also painstakingly scraped off each round. Before the high-altitude pastures are ready for grazing, humans take advantage of the snow and the trails.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lo stracchino is a soft, mild but flavorful cheese that's spreadable, and we find it in supermarkets all over Italy. But the kind Francesca's family produces in the mountains, with traditional tools, is on a whole other level. Why is this cheese called stracchino? There is a fascinating reason. Watch the video.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Il formaggio (cheese) is rarely missing from an Italian kitchen. This video takes us to the mountains north of Bergamo where the Monaci family has kept the family cheese-making tradition going, beginning in the stable where the cows are taken care of during the colder months.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Riccardo's mother has made him all his favorite foods, but can't grasp that he is using a feeding tube. Luigi, on the other hand, is feeling better and is greatly appreciating being able to eat real food.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Luigi tells us the fourth thing that demonstrates that a man has gotten old.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Luigi talks about getting old. Marcello talks about missing his restaurant and the work he loves.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Amed predicts Luigi's future, and Luigi has some visions. This segment reveals the meaning of the title of the show.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Amed is obsessed with the idea of eating the right kind of food to fight cancer, but he goes a little too far.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Amed is convinced that the girl who had promised special food, a while back, was a figment of their imagination. He goes so far as to call the nurse to see if she remembers the girl.
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