I went truffle hunting in Umbria. Umbria is in the middle of Italy, it has hills and countryside. Nearly all of Umbria is covered in farms. They grow, olives, tomatoes, courgettes, squash, pumpkins, potatoes, lettuce, fruit and herbs.
The truffles grow wild in the woods. Sometimes you can find really big truffles. You use a dog to sniff them out, they grow under ground they are a fungus like mushrooms. They are very expensive and they taste yum. We ate them on pasta and in salami and in balsamic vinegar and sauces.
We brought our truffles home for Dad, for his birthday. They are in the freezer.
Great post, Ollie! Truffle hunting was SO much fun. I’ve been eating some truffle in my eggs in the morning, and it’s positively delicious. Nico says hello 🙂
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Love your post, Ollie! Truffle hunting with you and your family was great fun. I am happy to report that our truffles are also safely stored in the freezer and ready to be consumed. Yumm…
Jackson “I wish I could try some!”
Tristan “That sounds like fun!”
We are enjoying your adventures. We are hoping to experience some of them ourselves next year:)
Hi Tristan and Jackson. How’s it going in Australia? Do you have a little sister. How old are you now Tristan? Are you 9? I will be 8 in 8 days.Love OLLIE!!!
I wonder how someone first decided they would be good to eat because they don’t look very appealing when you first dig them up. Was it fun looking for them with the dogs?
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It must be your birthday real soon now, is that right? Is your Dad going to make you a truffle-cake??
I am in Belgium for a few days, no truffles here – but they do have the BEST chocolates in the world (I think!).