This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you are listening to episode number 233.

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, welcome and great to have you here, friends.

I have a question for you. Do you have a favourite

food region in Italy? Sorry, that's a bit of a trick question because of course Italy is a country

blessed with a rich diversity of cuisine across its 20 regions and it's almost like picking

a favourite child, which of course you'd never do. But let's see when it comes to Italian food regions.

Today we're headed down south to Puglia,

where I was surprised and delighted to discover so many interesting and unique dishes.

And so many vegetable-based plates suitable for vegetarians and some even for vegans.

Plus seafood, meat dishes and delicious

sweets, not to mention the bread, and let's not forget that life-changing cheese. You'll find

it all there in Pulia. Joining us today is prolific cookbook author and food experience

creator Flavia Jonano. Originally from Bari, she's returned home to Puglia after many years abroad to share her passion

for Pugiers et cuisine with the world. I can't wait for you to meet her, so let's get started.

Welcome to Flavia. Welcome on to the Untold Italy podcast.

Grazie, I'm so happy to be here.

Oh, it is so wonderful to have you here.

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