This video looks at 12 wild and cultivated European truffle species, including those that hunters are overlooking and chefs may not know about. Learn how to identify these underrated gems in nature and unlock their potential in the kitchen!
Real Truffle Adventures Real Truffle Adventures are an immersive exploration of Europe’s truffle forests, unlocking the mysteries of truffle hunting. This is not a staged truffle tour but an authentic journey guided by experts and skilled truffle-hunting dogs. Guests will join us to uncover the secrets of tuber aestivum, the black summer truffle, amidst stunning …
A lot has been written about the darker aspects of truffle hunting in the last few years. Stories about dog-poisoning, GBH and arson attacks make for interesting reading at the best of times. All the more so when the incidents offer an insight into a very secretive circle that few have access to. Thankfully these dramatic episodes are hardly a representative insight into the fungus hunters\ world. The majority of truffling goes off with little more sensational than a pair of ripped trousers or a sandwich getting stolen by one of the dogs.
Where can you hunt for white truffles? Truffle ecosystems are easy to describe. Precise locations are rarely given and for good reason.
Read this if you don’t have a truffle dog and are thinking about hunting for truffles using a rake.
The day started at first light. Truffles have been thin on the ground until now but today there were signs that the season is picking up. In the photo above you get a close-up of a truffle which has just been exposed. This one was found at around 11am today (4th November 2019) by Giovanni and Zeppo.
… I found out later that I had stumbled upon an unknown area and because of my big mouth I never found another truffle in that spot for years. You see I could only go hunting if there was time after I’d finished work and of course at the weekends. The other cavatori checked out what I’d told them and…
