Autumn brings with it the harvest season and lots of delicious seasonal foods. As the winter approaches, however, Italy and Tuscany celebrate one last tasty harvest for the year, or, rather, one last forage: for precious truffles.
Truffles can actually be found in Italy throughout much of the year with dark winter truffles available from January to March, tan truffles (or bianchetto truffles) being foraged from March to April, and common black summer truffles can be unearthed from June to November. However, the most sought-out and highly-prized of all truffles are the tartufo bianco, or white truffles, which can be found from September through to November. As a result of this being the time in which the most beloved truffles are to be found, October and November are also when many events surrounding the finding, eating, and celebrating of truffles take place.
Truffles can actually be found in Italy throughout much of the year with dark winter truffles available from January to March, tan truffles (or bianchetto truffles) being foraged from March to April, and common black summer truffles can be unearthed from June to November. However, the most sought-out and highly-prized of all truffles are the tartufo bianco, or white truffles, which can be found from September through to November. As a result of this being the time in which the most beloved truffles are to be found, October and November are also when many events surrounding the finding, eating, and celebrating of truffles take place.
One of the most famous events for truffle-lovers that takes place in Tuscany is the annual truffle festival in San Giovanni d’Asso. This town is rather truffle obsessed, in general, as it is actually also home to a Truffle Museum but the festival is the peak of truffle celebration and appreciation. Taking place over the weekends of the first few weeks of November, this annual festival is the perfect setting to come and enjoy this delicacy in the pretty surroundings of a very charming village. It is also held with the support and participation of four other nearby towns - Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, and Serre Rapolano – with events alternating between the various destinations, offering further opportunities to visit other parts of this especially picturesque part of Tuscany.
So, if you’re a foodie and you have found a luxury villa in Tuscany this Autumn, be sure to check out all of the truffle-related products and events and to enjoy local truffle-based dishes while in the area. And, if you’re visiting in the next couple of weeks, take note of the town of San Giovanni d’Asso, one of the prime truffle tasting spots in Italy.
So, if you’re a foodie and you have found a luxury villa in Tuscany this Autumn, be sure to check out all of the truffle-related products and events and to enjoy local truffle-based dishes while in the area. And, if you’re visiting in the next couple of weeks, take note of the town of San Giovanni d’Asso, one of the prime truffle tasting spots in Italy.
