Truffles
Video – Teach Your Dog to Find Truffles in the Back Yard
Once your dog can find the truffles that you hide around the house, you can move the game outdoors. Find an enclosed area where the dog will be safe – your garden will do fine (provided there is soil as you will be burying the truffles). Before you start, give the dog a chance […]
Video – Trade Secrets of the Truffle Industry Part 2
The second part of the ‘Trade Secrets’ series looks at the shadowy world of the truffle dealer. The Italian truffle companies are currently struggling to keep control of Europe’s white truffle supply. For decades their marketing departments have been manufacturing myths about the white truffle. This video takes a look past the smoke and mirrors […]
Is All Truffle Oil Fake?
In the 1990’s truffle oil was refered to by the industry as liquid gold. It was all ‘fake’ – simply olive oil flavoured with the chemical 2,4-dithiapentane, also known as formaldehyde dimethyl mercaptal. A spoonful of this synthetic aroma cost under 40 cents and this was enough to flavour a three-dollar bottle of olive oil. […]
Video – Top Ten Truffle Training Tips
It can often take a while for the dog to make the transition from finding the truffles you have buried to finding truffles in the wild. Following these tips will help you speed up the process.
Video – The Great Truffle Oil Swindle
What is truffle oil and why did it become so unpopular?
Video – What is the best truffle dog breed?
There are two factors which are more important than the actual breed of the truffle dog. The first is the dog’s temperament and the second is the hunter. As dog and hunter work together as a team, it is vital that the two are well suited to one another….
Video – How to Hunt the Black Winter Truffle (tuber brumale)
How to find the black winter truffle and what to do with it in the kitchen
White Truffles at Christmas 2020.
Thinking of white truffles at Christmas 2020 for a gift or for the holiday table, How to make sure the precious white truffles you buy are the freshest available at this time of year.
Train Your Dog to Hunt Truffles (Part One)
How can I train my dog to find truffles. A step-by-step guide.