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Untold Italy travel podcast

117. Porchetta, Pasta and Panzanella - Dishes to try in Umbria

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Leisure

4.6659 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Nestled in the heart of Italy between Rome and Florence, Umbria is an ancient region largely untouched by external influences. The cuisine and culture of Umbria may therefore be the purest examples of Italian food. 

Our guest, cookbook author Letizia Mattiacci shares the mouthwatering dishes of her region and shares her insight into their origins and stories as we discover Umbria bite by bite.

Discover the tastes of Umbria on our Untold Italy tour of Umbria this Fall/Autumn and next Spring >  detailed tour itinerary.

You'll find full episode show notes, including the details of the dishes to try in Umbria here > untolditaly.com/117

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Untold Italy travel podcast. You're listening to episode number 117.

0:12.4

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and

0:19.0

villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

0:24.3

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

0:35.9

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures

0:39.0

there, you've come to the right place.

0:51.3

Ciao, Atuti and welcome to another delicious episode of Untold Italy.

0:57.5

This one's all about Porchetta, pasta, panzanella and more.

1:02.9

We're off to Italy's green heart, beautiful Umbria,

1:06.5

where you'll find beautiful green pastures, hills topped with ancient villages and important medieval

1:12.1

cities. Our guest today, Letitia Matiachi, is a cookbook author who also runs a cooking school

1:18.1

in the region, and she's here to share with you the bounty of the region, its dishes and their

1:23.1

importance to the local community. You'll learn why Umbria is a great place to visit for foodies, history and

1:29.4

nature lovers and what dishes to order when you get there. So Andiyamo, let's get started.

1:36.1

Benvenu to Letitia, welcome to the Untold Italy podcast.

1:40.6

Grazie, it was really nice to be here with you. Thank you for having me today.

1:45.8

Oh, I'm so happy to have you here speaking to us from such a beautiful part of the world.

1:51.8

Now, Letitia, before we get started, can you please describe to me the view you can see from your window

1:57.2

because I saw it the other day and I'd love our listeners to hear what it's like.

2:01.8

It's a beautiful early spring day today in Umbria in central Italy where I'm located near

2:08.4

a Sisi, a very old ancient medieval town.

2:13.0

And what I can see from my window is the beautiful hills of Umbria, like an amphitheater of Gilles.

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