A Truffle Hunting Trip in Italy –Finding Truffles in the forests of Umbria

At the weekend it was the annual truffle market in Norcia and we were out on a truffle hunting trip in the forests above Spoleto. Although the haul wasn’t enormous (only one small “precious” black truffle and a handful of early “summer” black truffles) it is always a great excuse for a walk in the country (like golf for foodies!). After building up an appetite climbing through the forests we enjoyed a fantastic truffle lunch with the truffle hunter made almost entirely from products which had come from within a mile or two of his farm (not only the truffles but also salamis, cured hams, olive oil, sausages and vegetables –even the wine was from a friend of his who had a vineyard in Montefalco). Below are some photos. I shot a couple of video clips too which I will upload at some stage.