A series of six programmes.
Criss-crossed by canals and bridges, Chioggia is a small Venice, but the fish market and port there rival those of its more famous neighbour. Valentina Harris hitches a lift with one of Chioggia's fishermen, then cooks the day's catch with his wife.
Any gaps in Valentina's knowledge about the famous vegetable of the Veneto region, radicchio di Treviso, are filled in by a highly enthusiastic farmer.
Further north in Alto-Adige, the culture becomes decidedly teutonic, and that applies to the food, too. Finally, the secrets of polenta-making are revealed in the hills of Trentino.
Film editor Tony Quinn
Producer Clare Brigstocke

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FOOD: page 85
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