Exploring the Italian Region that DOESN'T EXIST

MOLISE: The Italian Region that Doesn’t Exist | The Food of Molise

Legend says that Italy has a region called “Molise.” The only problem is that Italians can’t agree on whether it really exists or not! Today we’re wandering into uncharted territory to see if Molise is real and, if so, what kind of food they have.

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00:00 - Everyone Knows Molise Doesn't Exist
00:27 - What the Heck is In Molise?
01:27 - Capracotta
02:37 - The Cheese of Molise
05:45 - Searching for Pasta
05:58 - Lost Amongst Ancient Ruins
07:01 - Campobasso
08:29 - The Pasta of Molise
12:09 - A Spicy Challenge
12:59 - San Martino in Pensilis
13:30 - Pampanella
15:23 - Termoli
15:56 - Searching for Seafood
16:27 - The Seafood of Molise
18:35 - Molise DOES Exist
19:00 - Pasta Grammarian in Action
19:19 - Harper's New Favorite

[vincenzosplate]

The region of Molise should make you Ambasciatori della regione. What a beautiful part of the world. I go to Termoli every year and I always get angry that is not known by tourists

[edwardmtl]

My mom is from
Casacalenda, which is just 40
Mins from Termoli. My dad is also from campobasso. He’s closer to the isernia region that was on the map they showed. It’s called Agnone and they’re know for making church bells. Oldest company in the world. Dates back more than a 1000 years

[gabrielnarducci]

I know that what You Say un the intro is to make You watch the video but it's a lack of respect for a región that's full of Beauty..scenery and extraordinary customs..wonderful people...my Parents where born there ..i' ve been there My self ..Molise is just a natural wonder for the eyes and soul.

[SynergoAltrocinema]

Se la prossima volta che venite da queste parti vi serve un aggancio, Fatemi pure un fischio! E a proposito: grazie! Il Molise ha bisogno di questa visibilità!

[giovanniivodagostino]

Molise is a very old region that become a own region first time 1806 in the Kingdom of naples. Molise was before part of the region Capitanata and even more back from another old region of Terra di Lavoro. My father is from Circello Benevento. This villiage was before the risorgimento also part of molise togheter with Morcone, Santa Croce di Morcone, Castelpagano and Colle (today known as Colle Sannita) For us is Campania and even Benevento (the province) the region that not exists. We still feel as Molisani.

[claudioa.]

As an Italian, I know very well that every corner has a culinary specialty, but on the other hand we also understimate Molise a lot because it's very small and surrounded by big and famous regions (hence the joke about its existence). So this journey impressed me too, both geographically and gastronomically, especially with the last two specialties I never heard of, even if I'm from southern Lazio, which is very close to Molise. And I definetely want to try them now, because I can almost taste how delicious they are simply looking at them (another italian skill, I guess 😄). So this video promotes the region among italians too. Well done!

[GiampietroDiSanto]

That's not a "Roman bridge" though: it's the external archway of the cloister of one of the most ancient abbeys in Italy, San Vincenzo al Volturno, founded in 703 a.D.

[joanneesposito]

Ohhhh thank you for bringing me back home for a few minutes. Please tell me you visited Miranda pr isernia. They have the best cheese and They have a truffle fest every year. We also have some fantastic wines. Molise

[SteveApostolopoulos-wv]

Ava i was blown away with this episode in Molise. My father in-law's mother and father immigrated to the US from (Campobasso and Roccamandalfi - both in Molise) He is 91 yrs old and I have been on a quest to re-create all of his mother's dishes from that region but have not had much success. Yes I know about cavatelli. caciocavalo and pampanella but not much more of the local pasta dishes, ragus, or overall sauces from that region. If you have some suggestions or resipes I would greatly appreciate it.

Steve

[oflumcheese]

Located in Molise, Monteroduni is the town where my husband's Grandfather is from. We visited there and it was amazing! Love watching your channel! Thank you for sharing.

[Hollis_has_questions]

This might just be my favorite of your videos. It reminds me of my visit to Aosta, Palm Sunday weekend 1974. I ate polenta 3 different ways, and dandelion greens, and even the air was delicious ;) Italy is the Garden of Eden.

[rosettapstone]

I've been sitting here with my coffee, waiting for your email! For a minute I thought I wasn't going to get my pasta grammar fixed today. LOL

[skeletonkeybooks]

You're bringing back so many beautiful memories! In 2019 a friend and I did a tour of Molise (based out of the same hotel in Campobasso) and it was magical and amazing. It was also funny because everywhere we went, people asked us if we were visiting family. We weren't, and this puzzled them. They always asked, "Why are you here?" Uh... because it's gorgeous and fascinating?

[alexRM]

Il Molise esiste e se magna benissimo! 😁 Eva tesoro bello, Harper ha ragione. Molti stranieri sono affascinati dal territorio Italiano col mix Archeologia-Storia/cibo e vino; a volte abbiamo tante cose che neanche le curiamo bene, o non facciamo pagare biglietti. All'estero valorizzano pure due pietre che si ritrovano, e paghi per tutto.
Questo in Italia e' una grossa pecca, si potrebbero valorizzare tante zone depresse, specie al Sud.
Ciao belli, buon appetito! 🍷

[annamariaayyad]

Eva and Harper God bless you. You have made me so happy with this episode on Molise. I was born in Castropignano, Campobasso and I feel so grateful because Molise is often overlooked yet has so much to offer. I'm happy you enjoyed your trip there.

[antoniofarinaccio]

At minute 6:40 seconds it is not a Roman bridge but a Portico of the the San Vingenzo basilica behind. The portico is in ruin all you have are the arches at the entrance. In fact they are called "Portico dei pellegrini." Pilgrims Portico, those arches will not support any traffic and pillars any currents.

[iReporteriReporting]

My heritage is Venafro, Molise, Iserna, Italia. I am getting my Italian citizenship from this. My grandparents were born there, I've been there and it is real. I remember telling you. And the cheese is in fact the best. Now you know why I love cheese from when I was a child. When my passport comes through, I'm moving there. There is a wonderful archaeology museum, a WW2 museum and a castle as well as Roman theater. Small, but charming, it's worth a visit if you are still in the area. Stay at the Dimora del Prete villa. I know you will like it. Dorothy, the caretaker has hundreds of old photos of the people of the town from 19th and early 20th century to see.

[Highfalutinloyd]

My wife & I went to Abruzzo & Molise for our honeymoon to see where her family was from. We were blown away by everything! The beautiful scenery in the mountains and down to the coast in Termoli, the people were so friendly and helpful, and of course the food was absolutely amazing everywhere we went! We also got pampanella in San Martino in Pensilis, a local showed us around and then had dinner with us at Da Nicolino in Termoli to show us how to eat all the different fish in the brodetto! It's definitely a region that deserves more attention, but selfishly, I liked being some of the only non-Italians everywhere we went!

[ginacirelli]

My family is from Campobosso! I was there in 1973 and slept in the bed that my father was born in. The cousins still traveled down to the river to do laundry there. Thank you for showing it how it is today! And yes, we do tend to drop the last syllable. It was always "cavatell" when I was growing up.

[aris]

3:47. This is proof that we Italians ourselves are constantly discovering new things in our Italy. If one thinks he knows everything, he is completely wrong ! :)