This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 133.

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

and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines

of Bella Italia.

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.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there,

you've come to the right place.

Ciao. Hi everyone. Welcome to another episode of Untold Italy, where we are returning to one of my

favourite Italian regions, one that I was delighted to spend some time in a couple of weeks ago,

and that's the region of Liguria. You may have already visited Liguria when you admire the

villages of the Cinque Terre,

but sadly most people don't go much further than that. And what a shame. It's a gorgeous place where hills and mountains rise up from the beautiful shoreline, and let me tell you,

the food is interesting, so unique, even in the Italian context, and extremely delicious.

And of course, it's driven by that unique local terrain.

Our guest today is Enrique Manzoni, founder of the delightful website,

A Small Kitchen in Genoa, who returns to the podcast to share the unique products

you'll find in Liguria that are the core of its cuisine.

Nrika joined us last year on episode 106 and thrilled us with some of the less

known places of the region.

But today, she's here to teach us about her first love, its food.

Luckily, I recorded this interview before our trip, so I had all the insider knowledge

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