{"id":19895,"date":"2022-01-20T21:07:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=19895"},"modified":"2023-07-12T18:41:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T18:41:38","slug":"truffles-in-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/truffles-in-tuscany\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Tuscan Truffles (Including Truffle Hunting!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We here at Devour Tours love the kinds of stories that food can tell us about a place. So when there\u2019s a food story that includes witchcraft, Marilyn Monroe, and the Roman god of thunder, we\u2019re even more eager to share.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Few foodstuffs inspire devotion like the truffle\u2014and we don\u2019t mean the chocolate kind. We\u2019re talking about the (admittedly modest-looking) fungus that grows underground throughout Italy and can fetch more than $1,000 per pound.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The prized white truffles from Alba, Italy. Photo credit: Chuttersnap<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While truffles can be found in every Italian region, Tuscan truffles are among the most sought after. Not only are Tuscany\u2019s woods home to multiple kinds of truffles (including the most valuable, the white truffle), there are ample opportunities for curious visitors to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of truffle culture. Tuscany also hosts numerous truffle festivals each year, offering travelers and locals alike a chance to learn more about\u2014not to mention taste\u2014the famous fungus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To set the stage for the modern-day worship of truffles, though, we\u2019ve got to start with a little bit of time travel.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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