An old popular saying, which is still taught to the children of San Miniato countryside, says that between Doderi, and Montoderi Poggioderi (three sites of which traces remain in medieval documents of the Historical Archives of San Miniato ) there is a golden calf. It may seem strange, but in that triangle Valdegola is in the heart of the San Miniato truffle. The White Truffle
Hills San Miniato, a geographical area of \u200b\u200bproduction extending towards the inland Pisan countryside, is the Pico Tuber Magnum, the Food of Kings, the finest underground fungus, which is located a few centimeters deep, in a limited number of areas preferred by nature for the special, almost mysterious combination of forest fauna and geological substratum.
wrote Brillat Savarin: " the nose can make women more tender and men more amiable . And, poor fellow, he was referring only to the black truffle of Perigord. Of these preferred areas of the white truffle, San Miniato holds more than records.
His is the largest truffle ever found, a fragrant tuber 2520 grams which was donated in 1954, with great emphasis, the U.S. President Truman .
But his is also a record of quality, not only due to the fertility of the forests, but also the accuracy and the deep respect for the environment where they were raising activities. Governed by a strict set of rules and a regional law that defines the procedure for collection and marketing, the White Truffle of San Miniato populates the tables of the best restaurants in the world.
With moderation and selectivity, since its season is short (three months of October, November and December) and limited his production. The value of the White Truffle of San Miniato, in fact, is in its rarity. The tradition of truffles in San Miniato, has its roots in the Middle Ages.
But it is a little over 100 years that the business of gathering is organized by families in the area, known as the truffle. More than
seekers, seeker families each with its own secrets passed down for generations, his dogs and his truffle paths hidden in the forests of oaks, poplars and oaks. For 25 years, was founded in San Miniato Association Tartufai Hills San Miniato, which brings together more than 400 seekers of dell'Egola Valli, Elsa and Era, all tributaries of the Arno. But Tartuffe is not only unique taste: is also the market and local culture. For 30 years, is being held in San Miniato, the National Exhibition of the White Truffle of San Miniato, which transforms the city, throughout the month of November, in a large open air laboratory of taste. Surround the Nose, exhibited in the historic Piazza del Duomo, at the foot of the hill of the fortress, the markets in other places, where the flavors of San Miniato hills come with the flavors and specialties of the other Italian city of Taste.
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