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The Hunt for Truffle October

Posted: October 22, 2007 in Italy, Travel

POUNCING through the frosted morning dew of Piemonte, Ringo, our truffle-hunting dog, discovered the knock-your-socks-off, knobby potato shaped truffle we had been anticipating. Ringo darts off into the forest and pauses for a moment… looks at the ground, takes a deep breath, then claws vigorously at the ground. Tirone Angelo, a cheerful old truffle hunter [...]