A famous gastronome said: tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are. Nowhere is this truer than in Italy. In this series, John Dickie, the charismatic and enthusiastic historian whose best-selling “Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and their Food” provides the basis for the series, takes us on a romp through Italy’s past to reveal how much of it was actually shaped by its food. Among others, we will discover the secrets behind pasta and pizza, how lavish cuisine determined papal elections and the fate of dynasties, why Mussolini put the country on a diet, and how an American doctor put Italian food on the world map.
- Genre
- Food / Cooking / History / Civilization / Docu-Series
- Duration
- 52'
- Episodes
- 6
- Director(s)
- Jesus Garcès Lambert
- Versions
- Italian / English / French
- Production Company
- GA&A Productions in coproduction with A&E Networks Italy, in association with SBS-TV Australia, Viasat, Autentic
- Year of production
- 2015
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