Truffle Travels in Tuscany
In a Drowsy Tuscan Village, It's Truffles That Arouse Interest - New York Times
Interesting little travel piece on Truffles :
"They are plentiful, yes, but hard to find. Truffles, which resemble knobby potatoes and taste like fermented mushrooms, are often buried under a foot of dirt, masking their pungent, knock-your-socks-off aroma. Some have likened the smell to primal musk, with hints of garlic, overripe cheese and ozone. To others, they smell like gold: truffles can fetch upward of $4,000 a pound in the global gourmet market."
"... the cognoscenti are converging on the less-trampled truffle paths around the sleepy village of San Giovanni d'Asso, about 25 miles southeast of Siena in the cypress-studded hills of Tuscany. While Tuscan truffles lack the brand-name recognition of those from Alba, San Giovanni d'Asso also lacks the circus atmosphere that can result in overpricing and overhunting. And the quality, some say, is just as odoriferous."
Interesting little travel piece on Truffles :
"They are plentiful, yes, but hard to find. Truffles, which resemble knobby potatoes and taste like fermented mushrooms, are often buried under a foot of dirt, masking their pungent, knock-your-socks-off aroma. Some have likened the smell to primal musk, with hints of garlic, overripe cheese and ozone. To others, they smell like gold: truffles can fetch upward of $4,000 a pound in the global gourmet market."
"... the cognoscenti are converging on the less-trampled truffle paths around the sleepy village of San Giovanni d'Asso, about 25 miles southeast of Siena in the cypress-studded hills of Tuscany. While Tuscan truffles lack the brand-name recognition of those from Alba, San Giovanni d'Asso also lacks the circus atmosphere that can result in overpricing and overhunting. And the quality, some say, is just as odoriferous."
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