“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET, with an Introduction from Stanley Tucci

Tucci tried nduja, a spicy Italian sausage, in crme brlée. All-new episodes of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” air Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on CNN.

The Puglia region of Italy is famous for its fragrant olive oil. Stanely Tucci visited a Puglian olive farm and learned the proper technique for tasting. “Searching for Italy” is on Sundays at 9 pm.

In the season finale Tucci said he had traveled through the area looking for a definition of a country that was welcoming and resistant.

The places that we know as Italy are to be found in the hills, fields, homes, mountains, castles, ruins and medieval streets, but I have realized that Italy as a single entity is only found at the table.

Stanley Tucci was shocked when he saw the pasta in a pan with no water. The cultlike following of Spaghetti all’assassina is found in Bari, Italy.

Pane carasau is a thin crispy bread dating back to over a 1000 BC. This versatile bread is a staple in Sardinia. But as Tucci watches the bread making process, he witnesses a series of funny mishaps.

In Puglia, a cheesemaker created a blue cheese that hadn’t been made before. He created 66 different types of blue cheese.

Liguria is the region we have to thank for pesto. Chef Roberto Panizza knows a thing or two about pesto, which he is known as the King of Pesto. Click here to see other top recipes from this season.