Fall in Italy - Three of the tastiest Italian foods for autumn

Nov 13, 2019 501

BY: ROBERTA CAPANNI & NADIA FONDELLI

Italy is the homeland of truffles. Unmistakable scent, intense yet delicate flavor, truffles are hypogeum fungi, which means that they grow underground, and they come in many varieties. Nowadays, truffles are really sought after, so it’s very important to make sure what you get is the real thing: often people get only their lab-created essence, and not real tartufi. 

The best truffles come, as we said, from Italy. Once upon a time Alba, in Piedmont, was the best place to get them, but today the woods essential for their growth have become…vineyards! Another town known for its truffles is San Miniato, in Tuscany: this is a land of woods and white truffles. 

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SOURCE: https://italoamericano.org

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