Alba Piedmont buy: white truffle fair began in 1929 as a fair, exhibition, competition for the famous truffles from , included in the celebrations on the occasion of the harvest festival. In 1932 the fair was already in in full swing, and in next year officially acquired the brand" Truffle Fair", associating ourselves more and more with the typical products of the city Alba and especially local wines. In 1963 the fair received the title national holiday and in 2007 became " International Fair of White Truffles from Alba.
84th International White Truffle Fair Alba 2014 from October 11 to November 16
(Cuneo) the main event dedicated to fine products from Piedmont. It takes place over 7 weekends, so everyone has the opportunity to visit it by choosing convenient time. The program includes initiatives and gastronomic culture high level : truffles you can try and buy, choosing the best tuber, famous from, , cold meats and pastries of Piedmont, walks in the hills, visits to historical creative exhibitions. Wine Festival: the historic center of Alba will be transformed into "wine route" where you can try local products best wine region Piedmont and Langhe. Truffle Festival is held every year in October-November.
World truffle market This is the place where you can truly learn everything about this unusual product, immersing yourself in the aroma of the unique mushroom that is everywhere in the market these days.
In a spacious market in Alba, News Events Turin recommends visiting gastronomic stands with food and wine exhibition AlbaQualità. You can drink it immediately after purchase a glass of good Italian wine- you can choose a paid tasting, or go to the stands of manufacturers who will tell you about their products during the tasting. Italians know how to talk beautifully about what they do, and they really love what they do. Among the red wines of Piedmont we recommend:
- Barolo
- Nebbiolo
- Barbaresco
- Barbera
- Dolcetto
from white Chardonnay and Muscat. In addition, for all lovers of Lange and Roero it will certainly be a pleasure to stop and eat inside the fair halls. The region is very rich and famous for its cheeses and sausages. Here you will also be offered and we are sure that you will love the local homemade pasta.
Almost every autumn you can buy white truffles in specialized stores in Alba.
Guide, translator, escort, photo walks, videos at the festival in Piedmont. We will organize a truffle hunt.
According to Roman legend truffle is a strong aphrodisiac. Aristotle and later Alexandre Dumas spoke about the fact that it forces a gourmet to rush headlong into the whirlpool of love adventures, who wrote: “They [truffles] under certain circumstances can make a woman more affectionate and a man more ardent.” So be careful who you eat them with!
In this article I would like to talk about the white truffle - a marsupial tuberous mushroom of the truffle family that grows underground at the roots of trees. Truffle has the taste of a mushroom with a hint of well-roasted seeds or walnuts. The white truffle is short-lived and begins to wilt as soon as it is taken out of the ground. Even in ideal conditions it retains its taste for no more than 10 days.
It was never possible to cultivate truffles, which means that these amazing mushrooms are of particular value to true gourmets. The number of truffles produced is decreasing every year. The cost of one kilogram of white diamonds, as this type of truffle is often called, often reaches £1,500!
Previously, these mushrooms were searched for in wild groves with the help of female pigs with a phenomenally fine sense of smell. It was believed that the smell of truffles resembled the pheromones of male pigs. Unfortunately, it turned out that pigs really love truffles and, having found mushrooms, immediately ate them themselves.
Currently, specially trained search dogs that are indifferent to mushrooms are mainly used to search for truffles. They are trained with early age, burying pieces of strong-smelling cheese for dogs to search for. When the animals can successfully cope with this task, the trainers begin to bury small pieces of truffles. Such training can take more than five years! It is not surprising that a good dog truffle hunter can cost about 10 thousand euros.
Truffle hunting time: September – December (best varieties of white truffles), January – March (winter black truffles), March – September (summer black truffles).
Beware of buying truffle dishes out of season, or else instead magic ingredient you risk getting, for example, paste sprinkled with sawdust. When purchasing white truffles, be sure to pay attention to where they were sourced from. For the best truffles, you need to go to Italy in the fall. 20% of all truffles in the world grow in Italy. The total productivity of the main regions of Italy where this mushroom grows reaches 84,000 kilograms per year.
White truffle season is limited: in best case scenario, if the summer has been good, they are available from the beginning of October to the end of January. In bad, lean years, the season may last only a few weeks. And, accordingly, the cost of truffles reaches sky-high levels. In general, the price of these mushrooms is very unstable - it can change every day.
Italians are very fond of truffles and even celebrate the truffle festival on a grand scale, especially in Central and Northern Italy. True gourmets gather for the festival and look forward to the appearance of fresh mushrooms in local restaurants. The specific smell of truffles fills the air with magical aromas, and at every step you will find freshly prepared dishes with these famous mushrooms - risotto, pasta, sauces, butter, creams, fonduta. By the way, white truffles are often eaten raw, after being cut into thin slices. Truffle festivals are also remarkable because at this time you can buy the best mushrooms at discounted prices.
The white truffle is especially common in Piedmont (in the areas of Monferrato, Langhe and Roero), Tuscany, Umbria and Le Marche. It is here that festivals celebrating the local delicacy are held in October and November. This great time for a romantic trip to an extraordinary corner of the world, where nature pleases the eye and you can have a feast for the stomach by tasting delicious dishes made from white truffles.
White truffle festivals
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