White Truffles Hit the Truffle Hunter Shelves at Unprecedented Prices

October and November are well marked on the calendars of truffle hunters and truffle lovers alike. In autumn, the Italian white truffles begin fruiting, which means that there is treasure to be unearthed across central and northern Italy! Truffle hunters are hitting the forests of the Sibilini Mountain National Park along with their Lagotta Romagnala dogs to sniff out the buried treasure that will fetch handsome rewards in the gourmet marketplace. In fact, so cherished are these fungi that during the 79th White Truffle Festival of November 2009 (held in Alba) a colossal 727g (1.6 lb) white truffle was sold for a staggering $150,000 or £95,000!


October and November are the busiest and most exciting months of the year for white truffle lovers, especially for those who reside in Alba; a location amongst others in central and northern Italy where the white truffles are sourced. White truffles have long been highly sought after for their complex aromas and the incredible depth of flavour they lend to all manner of gourmet dishes. These veritable culinary gems share a very special relationship with the environment around them and are in fact completely dependent upon the trees under which they grow. Truffle Hunter ventures out into the Piedmont wilderness, in central and northern Italy to source these delectable and rare treats that grow beneath the tangle of roots of – specifically - ancient oaks, hazel, poplar and beech trees. Because of their rarity, delicious flavour and aroma, as well as their widely accepted aphrodisiac properties, white truffles are the toast of fine dining and the centre piece of any gourmet meal!

White truffles are a variety of the truffle family (Tuber Magnatum Pico) and present powerful and intense flavours accompanied by a delicate garlic aroma. In appearance, the white truffle is surprisingly unattractive for the price it fetches and is an off-white to brownish colour with a pitted and undulating surface. Very much resembling unpolished chunks of marble, white truffles fruit in autumn, which is exactly what has the team at Truffle Hunter and all of our patrons in such a miasma of excitement! What is even more titillating is that the price of the highly sought after white truffles is much lower this year than in previous years. In 2001, the price of white truffles from Italy was between $2,500 (£1,600) and $5,500 (£3,500) per kilogram. Eight years later, in 2009, truffle lovers and chefs had to fork out $14,100 or £8,900 per kilogram of the best quality white truffles! Now, Truffle Hunter brings to you the best of the fruits of their hunts for £1154 per kilogram.

Truffle lover? Culinary enthusiast? Order your beautiful fresh Italian white truffles from www.TruffleHunter.co.uk. today.