Truffles: Hunting, Cooking and Tasting

Price: €€€ (99€ – 149€ per person)
Experiences: ★★★★★ (5)

Are you interested in the secrets of truffles?
Now is the chance to get to know truffles in all aspects, in theory, and in practice.

IstraTerra tour description

First, we will go hunting, we will meet a truffle hunter with a dog, collect truffles together, and then we will cook typical Istrian pasta fuži with truffles after the old family recipe. Enjoyment with this extraordinary culinary delicacy will be rounded off with the selected wine of the local winemaker and the day will be … perfect.

Jump into incredible experiences of truffle hunting adventure with a professional. Discover the mysterious world of the pearl of Istria. Get to know the recipe for the best dish with truffles. Typical Istrian pasta “fuži” with truffles, a glass or two 🙂 of excellent Istrian Malvasia wine, and good company … priceless!
Culinary chefs highly prize the Istrian truffle. Let’s uncover its secrets: how it is searched, why they use dogs for hunting, what varieties of truffles we know, why the price is sky-high, the history of (forbidden) hunting in Istria, and other facts.
After the exhilarating hunt, your experience culminates in cooking a traditional Istrian pasta “fuži”, lovingly enriched with fresh truffles. Paired with a glass of Istrian Malvasia you will learn how to recognize fresh truffles from its imitations … and enjoy under the pergola of the Istrian homestead.
Come as a guest, leave as a friend.

Duration: half-day tour
Difficulty: easy
Equipment: no specific equipment required, just weather appropriate clothing and footwear
Languages available: Eglish, Slovenian
No. of people: small groups – up to 8 people
Price includes: demonstration of truffle hunting and cooking of “fuži” pasta with truffles, a meal of pasta with truffles, truffle products tasting (tartufata – white and black truffle spread, cheese and salami with truffles), Istrian malvasija, a refreshing drink, trip organization and implementation costs

Tour organizer: www.istraterra.com
Phone: +386 51 420 711
Reservation is required!
Start location: Gažon – bus stop, Gažon
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