Alright guys it is lunchtime here in Matera and it is another cold rainy day.
Winter is officially here.
Actually today is December 1st.
Mmmhmm.
So really the holidays are around the corner.
Yeah, we're seeing lots of Christmas decorations around town.
Yes.
And it is starting to get festive.
It is so chilly too.
Like I'm using my scarf as a blanket while we eat lunch.
Um, but anyways yeah we found this really cool restaurant.
It is called Nadi.
It is in a cave like most buildings seem to be here in Matera and today we have decided
to do a 4 course meal.
Yep.
However, our stomachs aren't really trained for the Italian way of eating so we're going
to share one four course meal.
Yeah.
Between the two of us.
No.
We already ordered some red wine.
Which one did we get?
It is called Primitivo.
Okay.
Um, so yeah some nice red.
We have a little bit of bread and these cute little like round pretzel things.
Yep.
Pretty good.
They have fennel.
Um, fizzy water and we're waiting for the first course to arrive which would be antipasti.
Right.
It is local salami and cheeses.
Excited for that one for sure.
Mmmmhmm.
Alright guys so this is the antipasto lugano.
This is our first dish.
And oh my goodness we've already been eating some of the meat because it looked amazing.
We couldn't contain ourselves.
We couldn't resist.
So the waiter did tell us that names for everything but I mean I don't know the language so I
can remember maybe like three.
I know this one was the ricotta.
Yeah.
This is the salumi.
Yep.
And this one I think he said pancetta.
Yep.
The other four I don't know but they look wonderful.
So I'm going to dig in.
It is a combination of it looks like soft and hard cheeses.
Yeah.
And it is all local.
It is all local cheeses and deli meats.
Which is super cool.
So should I do all of the meats or all of the cheeses?
You get to choose.
Maybe I'll do all of the cheeses and you can do all of the meats.
Yep.
Otherwise I feel like we could be like here forever.
Yeah, we have a lot more oh my gosh.
Wow, so I'm digging into this one.
Woah.
That is an interesting consistency.
Wow.
Yeah.
It is like harder on the exterior and then it is like oozing from the middle.
Mmmmm.
Is it good?
Wow.
That is very light.
And like it has a lot of water content.
It almost reminds me of the Bocconcini?
Am I remembering correctly?
But that Italian cheese that comes in water.
It is kind of like that and I do like this one.
You like that one?
It might be easier to spread on bread for sure though.
Yeah.
Let's try some ricotta.
How is that?
Mmmm.
Good?
Creamier than the first for sure.
I feel like they've put them from like soft to hard.
They are all strategically organized.
Yeah, I think so.
Just pick it up and bite it.
Mmmm.
This one has a stronger flavor.
Yeah.
I really like this one.
This is a hard cheese.
This and wine.
Hahaha.
Oh we got lots more wine left.
We've only so far we've only used like less than half of the bottle.
Yeah.
We're in good shape with our wine.
And this is my fourth cheese which looks even harder than the rest.
Mmmm.
Is it good?
Yeah.
So out of amongst the four do you have a favorite so far?
These two.
You like the hard cheeses.
Yeah.
Ooh.
I can't wait to try them.
They are very good.
Hahaha.
Alright so I have passed the plate over.
Sam you're going to show us the meats.
I'm going to show you the meats.
What's going on.
I think this is the salumi.
Are you seriously using a fork and knife to eat your salumi Sam?
Why not?
Hahaha.
Why not.
It is nice and thick.
The salumi is really good.
That is the only one I've tried so far.
I've had a few pieces.
Oh man.
It has got a um subtle bit of spiciness and a little bit of gamey-ness too the more you
chew it.
Mmm.
It is kind of like the flavors reveal themselves slowly.
Okay, let's try this one over here.
This one I forget the name.
Oh, it peels apart.
Then again it looks really good.
Yeah.
Mmmm.
Oh, what do you think?
That is delicious.
It would go really nice with bread and maybe a bit of the hard cheese over top.
This third one I believe he said pancetta or pancetta?
Oh, this one looks really soft.
It has a bit more fat.
Soft and fatty.
Slice that up.
It would probably be easier if you were using your fingers.
Oh my gosh.
Mmmm.
What do you think?
That might be my favorite one of all.
Really?
It is really soft.
Yeah.
Ooh.
Mmmm.
While we are off to a great start.
Lots of flavor.
I would say.
Yeah, this is just the beginning guys.
Yes.
We've got three more things coming.
So next up we're moving on to our second dish.
Which really is the primi piatti.
Yeah, or second like that.
Which means first dish.
It is typically a pasta.
Right.
But we decided we didn't want just one pasta.
We wanted to have a sampler plate.
So we got three different kinds.
We got three different things going on.
Yeah.
So this pasta here it has red peppers and bread crumbs and this other one we've had
before it comes with mushrooms and the pork sausage.
Yeah.
That delicious.
It is really good.
Spicy pork sausage.
That is what we had when we first arrived.
Mmmhmm.
Oh you're having a big bite.
It is very good.
I'm getting a little bit of everything.
Hahaha.
I'm trying to get it in there.
This is my favorite pasta.
So with this sauce.
It has been so good.
If I had to choose one favorite dish from our time in Matera so far it would be the
spicy pork sausage and the mushrooms.
Yeah, that is really good.
Wonderful.
Yeah that is really good.
Also we travel with a pretty big camera and a mic right on top of that and apparently
they're filming a movie about Maria Magdalena here in Matera right now.
It is a really popular destination for biblical movies because it looks like it is straight
out of bible times.
So they thought we were with the crew and maybe we're filming the restaurant.
No.
We're not.
We're like no it is just YouTube.
Haha.
So embarrassing though oh my gosh.
Haha.
Um but yeah I'm going to share the pasta with you.
Actually maybe I should try this.
I don't know what this is about.
Yeah, try that.
So he said this is like a legume soup but honestly it looks more like beans and barley
and chickpeas soup.
Mmmm.
Is it good?
On a day like today that is wonderful.
Haha.
Yeah, it is just different kinds of beans in a creamy thick fill you up kind of dish.
Yeah, exactly.
Alright my turn?
Mmm.
Oh, it is so nice three different things to choose from.
Yeah.
And you know the antipasti that is just such a good idea in an Italian meal because it
is like you come to the restaurant you are hungry, you want your food and they just bring
that right away.
Yeah, so I mean that filled us up quite a bit.
It really did.
Honestly, so I'm trying the one now that has got like breadcrumbs.
It has got dried red peppers.
Yep.
Those are sun dried.
Mmm.
Those are crunchy.
Yeah.
Really crunchy.
Mmmm.
That is nice.
It doesn't come in a thick sauce or anything.
It is just uh you really taste the pasta.
You really taste the crunchiness of the peppers.
Yeah, and the crunchiness of the bread.
So now I'm going to try the one that we really like.
Oh, that is my favorite.
Mushrooms and sausage.
Mmmm.
Oh man.
We've gotta try to replicate that one someday at home.
Yeah, hahaha.
And finally the bread and the beans.
Let's try some of that.
Here we have Sam drinking soup with a fork.
Will he manage?
Will he manage Mr. Caveman.
Everyone always says Sam is like a caveman the way he eats and today he is eating in
a cave.
I'm eating in a cave.
Caveman in the cave finally.
Finally.
Caveman in the cave.
This is so good.
This is like surprisingly good.
I thought this might be a little bit bland but yeah mmmm.
And this is only dish two out of four.
That is right.
Keep them coming.
Okay, this next one is called secondi piatti.
And typically it would be a meat dish but we were in the mood to go vegetarian.
Yeah.
Actually this just sounded good.
Yeah.
And it is basically a baked eggplant.
Oh my gosh.
If you could see the cheese.
The layers of cheese under there.
It has got cheese.
It has got tomato sauce.
Yeah.
I bet this is going to be so good.
Oh my.
This might be the unexpected hit of the meal.
Yeah.
It has all been good so far but I'm really looking forward to trying that one.
Yeah, and like on top it looks like they've sprinkled some parmesan cheese.
It is all like nice and crispy and golden.
Yeah.
Some basil leaves.
Oh boy.
I'm really full.
Surprisingly full after two dishes.
Mmmm.
Good?
Wow.
This is so good.
It is like steaming.
It is still hot.
It looks like it was cooked in this claypot.
But man that is wonderful.
Oh, it is so cheesy.
It is super cheesy.
Like just the layers.
Cheesy.
But I really need to try and save some room for dessert.
Yep.
Otherwise we're going to be in trouble.
Yum yum.
A glass of red to go with it.
What else could you ask for?
Hahaha.
Oh ho ho.
Look at that.
The final stretch.
The fourth course (dolce).
Dessert.
Let's do this.
So we ordered a slice of ricotta cheesecake to share.
Yeah.
So far it looks more cakey than cheesy to be honest.
They've given us a nice big slab.
Mmmm.
That is warm.
Is it warm?
Mmmm.
Oh wow.
It is served warm.
Drizzled in a chocolate sauce.
Some icing sugar dusted on top.
Is it good?
Yeah.
Is it dense?
Dense.
I'm not sure I'd describe it as dense but okay.
It is an interesting mix of like cakey.
Yep.
And cheesy.
Yet spongey.
It is good.
It reminds me of um what is that bread dessert.
Bread pudding.
Okay.
Kind of like a bread pudding.
Okay.
Consistency.
Interesting.
Mmmhmm.
How are feeling Sam?
Fourth course.
Oh my gosh.
Fourth course.
I'd probably the first course almost did me in so yeah.
I ate so much meat and cheese and then all of that pasta.
It has just been so good though.
Like I just can't when I'm having good Italian food like this I just cannot stop myself.
Mmmm.
What do you think?
Oh wow.
It is so much different than I had anticipated when we ordered it.
Yeah because we've had ricotta cheesecake before but this is a completely different
style.
Yeah.
But I like it.
I do like it.
I really like it.
It is so much fluffier yeah than what I was expecting.
Yeah.
It is a nice cake though.
They showed us the entire cake like before I cut it.
Yeah before they sliced it.
Very impressive.
Like huge.
Like huge cake.
I can't believe how big it is.
Mmmm.
A nice way to finish off and my goodness I'm going to need the world's biggest siesta after
this.
I know.
We were I'm already falling asleep right now.
First we were thinking maybe a little coffee or maybe a digestive are you kidding.
There is no way.
No way.
This is it.
No way.
This is it guys.
So we'll wrap it up with price point in a bit.
We just got the bill and this is awesome because they brought us each I should say a limoncello
shot.
Limoncello.
Before I tell you the price point let's have a little bit of this.
A little tipple as he says.
Oh.
Wow.
Sweet.
Potent.
Very sweet.
That is the thing that comes to mind.
It is great.
Yeah, it'll help burn a little bit that has been accumulating in the belly.
You just look so happy to get some free alcohol.
Yeah, it is nice getting free stuff.
I mean who doesn't like that.
Anyways um oh man.
In terms of price point that came to 43 Euros.
And uh yeah we had a huge thing of fizzy water, half a bottle of wine.
Uh yeah thank you.
Half a bottle of wine, um then a four course meal.
Yeah.
Big bread basket and now this.
So you know it wasn't cheap but it was really good.
And uh yeah we just had a wonderful meal here.
The service was fantastic.
The atmosphere was cool.
The food was great.
So we definitely recommend coming here.
And yeah the ultimate sign of a feast of feasts is that I'm going to need a huge siesta.
There is a rotund chicken alert that has just been there is an advisory that has been put
out there.
Haha.
Here in Matera.
Oh man.
We are so full, so done.
We will see you guys on the next video.
Tata.
Bye.