San Miniato and the Truffle

The woods and hillsides of San Miniato don’t just offer historic monuments, wines and oils of outstanding quality, they also hold a special treasure: truffles. Hereabouts you can find truffles of every size and type, depending on the season, and enjoy them on the spot in the local cuisine. Savini is king of the truffles. Among his many records is that of having found the biggest, most valuable truffle in the world. We’ll take the paths around San Miniato with the “truffle seekers” and Savini’s dogs in an out and out truffle hunt. Then we’ll sit down for a full meal including truffles and local wine.
Truffle finger food (truffle sauce, truffle bruschetta, sandwich cream, white spread), dwarf peaches with truffle, fried truffle polenta, pecorino cheese & truffle honey. Spinach/vegetable or potatoes flan with goat cheese and truffle. Risotto with truffle fondue. Tagliolini pasta with truffle butter. Fried eggs or pork escalope with truffle. Truffle surprise!