#sicilia #sicily #happyisland #isolafelice #italy
#ITesoridiSicilia #Expocook #Pasta #Amaro #CucinaSiciliana #StorieDaLeggere #CiboSiciliano #GustoSicilia#DolcezzeSiciliane #CiboECultura #SicilianStories #GraniAntichi #Tartufi #Seafood #Vodka
#TasteSicilian #CultureGastronomy #SicilianCuisine #SicilianStories #AncientGrains #Truffles #TreasuresofSicily

I tesori di Sicilia a Expocook: dalla pasta all’amaro, ecco dieci storie da leggere e assaggiare - la Repubblica https://www.repubblica.it/il-gusto/2025/03/26/news/sicilia_expocook_dalla_pasta_all_amaro_dieci_storie_da_leggere_e_assaggiare-424087128/

Sibling scientists and their dog hunt for #Oregon's hidden #truffle biodiversity https://phys.org/news/2025-02-sibling-scientists-dog-oregon-hidden.html paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.70590

"biology and ecology of Oregon #truffles are largely limited to research done in the mid-to-late 20th century—before #TruffleDogs were recognized in the US and before DNA sequencing was readily available... There's a lack of data on #fungi, as we're not taking care of them in the same way we take care of plants & animals"

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Extinct #moa consumed colorful truffle-like #fungi in New Zealand https://phys.org/news/2025-01-dna-extinct-moa-consumed-truffle.html paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0440

"In other places, #truffle spores are dispersed by #mammals such as squirrels. #NewZealand does not have such mammals; the #truffles there have traditionally relied on #birds to serve as a disperser. But because truffles grow underground, birds need to be large in order to dig them up—moa would have made perfect dispersers"

After truffle hunting, we headed to San Miniato, Tuscany, Italy for lunch on 16 Oct 2024. We passed by a statue of the largest truffle even found. The meal at Pepenero Ristorante featured truffles and was delicious. The scenery was hazy due to the rain that day.

Went truffle hunting in Tuscany, Italy on 16 Oct 2024. Massimo and his good dog, Mila, lead us on the hunt, which was mostly peaceful until Mila got the scent, then the digging began. We managed to find two truffles during the walk.

Massimo's website: https://www.truffleintuscany.com/

We had a lovely evening with friends last night and brought dessert. I knew there were some limitations due to allergies, so in the thinking process I chose to go with super simple truffles/mini torte balls. And then @WTL suggested the seasonal favourite homemade Belgian waffles.

The plated dessert with freshly puréed mango and persimmons and fresh blackberries from our @oddbunchcanada box; the homemade Belgian Waffles and the Sweet Potato Truffle/Torte, topped with some coconut whipped topping provided by our hosts!
#dessert #truffles #waffles
mostly #vegan
#mango #persimmons #coconutwhip

Colourful fruit-like #fungi and forests ‘haunted by species loss’ – how we resolved a 30-year evolutionary mystery https://theconversation.com/colourful-fruit-like-fungi-and-forests-haunted-by-species-loss-how-we-resolved-a-30-year-evolutionary-mystery-236425

Evidence for adaptation of colourful truffle-like fungi for #birds in #Aotearoa-#NewZealand: Amy Brunton-Martin et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67333-x

"Most fungi need only wind or water to disperse their spores. But #truffles need a little help from #animals... They use scent to attract #mammals... But Aotearoa had no native land mammals to disperse truffles."

#Chocolate Cartel | No fluff, no flair, just delicious recipes using some of the finest cacao on the planet (and occasionally chile) - https://ow.ly/pU2I50Qbm3z

Chocolate Cartel | No fluff, no flair, just delicious recipes using some of the finest cacao on the planet (and occasionally chile) - https://ow.ly/klEH50Qbm3m

“The real crux of it is that the fungus is incredibly rare globally, so it does raise the question: do we have some responsibility to make sure it survives because we don’t know its distribution? I suspect, because where it is growing is a relatively common habitat, it might be elsewhere.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/12/rare-truffle-find-scottish-spruce-forest-sends-fungus-experts-alien-species-hunt
#Truffles #Fungi #Nature

Wild boar in Eastern and Central Europe have remained highly radioactive since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Scientists have determined the ongoing high levels of radiation relate to the boar's preference for deer truffles. This article details how the dynamics of deer truffles and the #ecosystem they are in enhances the contamination of the #truffles, and their ongoing threat to health.

So these truffles are not just increasingly absorbing #Chernobyl #radiation, but also fallout that spread globally from nuclear weapon testing.

As the old saying goes, we know when #nuclear disasters start, but not when they end, because they don't end.

@sts

https://www.tuwien.at/en/tu-wien/news/news-articles/news/das-wildschwein-paradoxon-endlich-geloest

#Introduction
Hello! I am a truffle hunter and truffle #dog trainer in the #PacificNorthwest (#PNW).

I've been truffle hunting with my #dogs and teaching others to do the same since 2010.

When I'm not out in the forest, I'm usually #gardening, baking dog treats, or #writing.

More of my interests include #DogTraining, #TruffleDogs, #food, #cooking, #baking, #truffles, #forestry, #foraging, #nature, and #mycology.