TUSCANY TRUFFLE HUNT AND COOKING CLASS

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Our Tuscany truffle hunt and cooking class is a wonderful half-day tour focused on tuscan truffle.

You will start with an exciting truffle hunt, guided by a truffle expert and by the nose of his faithful dog. Once you have finished you’ll learn how to use truffle in the kitchen preparing a delicious 3-course lunch at an organic farm just a few km from Florence.

Tuscany truffle hunt and cooking class take place in the Mugello Valley near Florence.
This particular area of Tuscany is fortunate enough to produce a variety of truffles throughout the year. Thus there’s always a good chance of finding truffles in our selected areas.

PROGRAMME
10:20 Meeting in the Mugello Valley with your truffle hunter. Here you will be welcomed by your Mugello&Tuscany tourist escort who will supervise all the phases of your experience and who will also give you a short briefing on truffles 
10:30- 11:45 Short briefing about truffles and walk in the woods of the Mugello with an expert truffle hunter and his dog.
11:45 – 13:00 Cooking Class with our chef, and creation of a 3-course meal based on truffle
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch with the dishes you have prepared accompained by good local wine

The experience includes:
Truffle hunt guided by an expert truffle hunter and his dog
Mugello&Tuscany tourist escort for the whole tour
Cooking class with a professional local Chef
3-course lunch
Black truffle for the cooking class
Water and coffee

TUSCANY TRUFFLE HUNT AND COOKING CLASS

THIS IS HOW THE TRUFFLE HUNT ROLLS OUT
The protagonist of the truffle hunting is certainly hte dog that patiently scoures the woods sniffing for truffles. We actually have a selection of 3 dogs: 2 lagotto (Luna and Pedro) and the springer spaniel Stella. Suddenly the dog begins to scratch the ground thus attracting the attention of his master. The truffle hunter instead with his “small hoe” delicately enlarges the little hole just indented by the dog. He then gently extracts the truffle from the ground and rewards the dog with a peace of sausage.

YOUR LOCAL CHEF IN TUSCANY
Cristian Borchi is the best choice for guests who want to enjoy and learn how to cook tasty dishes from the Mugello Valley and from Tuscany.
Besides his unquestionable cooking pedigree Mugello&Tuscany has chosen chef Cristian because he shares its mission of giving guests the most authentic sustainable cooking experience without overlooking quality and comfort.

LOCATION
Mugello&Tuscany has chosen an organic agritourism both for its beauty and for the passion of its owners, Raffaele and Ioana, who will make you feel at home.

This is a piece of a video that our guest Charlotte has made about a shortbreak we have organised for her (Selected accommodation in the tuscan countryside + truffle hunt and cooking class experience with lunch).