all about
the truffle
The intense and complex aroma makes the truffle a unique ingredient in the best cuisines in the world. Some chefs call it “the black diamond” of the kitchen and they get to pay more than 1,500 euros per kilo.
The truffle is an edible mushroom that chooses the roots of trees, such as oaks and hazelnuts trees, to live in symbiosis with them. And so taking advantage of the sugar produced by the trees, as well as the nutrients of the earth.
The harvest season of our truffles begins in mid-May and ends in mid-September. As they grow underground, is essential the help of dogs with trained for the search.
In Trufas del Nuevo Mundo: Lola, Marily, Soria, Sandro and Sancho, help us to hunt the precious truffles.