{"id":898,"date":"2009-07-29T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/?p=898"},"modified":"2009-08-01T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2009-08-01T12:00:52","slug":"alba-and-the-truffle-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/898\/alba-and-the-truffle-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Alba and the Truffle Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-899\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/prima17.jpg\" alt=\"prima17\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/prima17.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/prima17-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Truffle is one of the highest expressions of Italian cuisine. Fragrant, heady, involving, for many people even aphrodisiac, the Tartufo Bianco d&#8217;Alba (White Truffle) gives a touch of nobility to any dish.<br \/>\nIts use is now universal. A few grams are enough for a portion, they are enough to arouse emotions.<br \/>\nIt must be eaten raw, on neutral food, so as to enhance the intense and overwhelming scent.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-900\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/piatto3.jpg\" alt=\"piatto3\" width=\"240\" height=\"161\" \/><br \/>\nRaw meat, fried egg and rice are examples of how surprising the scent of truffle can be.<br \/>\nThe slices should be small leaves, thick few tenths of a millimetre. For the truffle, scent is everything and this is expressed with greater force if the area exposed is wider. The volatile molecules are so free. It is even better if it comes accompanied to a hot dish.<br \/>\nWhere to go to buy it?<br \/>\nThe most interesting source of supply are truffle fairs, events filling the calendar for all the towns of the truffle area and attracting each year thousands of visitors. From early October until the end of November, there are splendid examples of truffles elegantly arranged on colourful stalls run by trifolau (people whose job consists in the search of truffle) in person or by dealers.<!--more--><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-901\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/orima1.jpg\" alt=\"orima1\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/orima1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/orima1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>On these occasions clients are really spoiled for choice and they might even be astonished by some of them thanks to their unique weight and size.<br \/>\nThe truffle market in Alba is the most famous. Alba is a city of Piedmont, located in the Province of Cuneo. With a population of about 35,600 residents is the second largest town in the province by population after the capital Cuneo. The urban area has more than 70,000 inhabitants. Alba is the capital of Langhe and the symbol of white truffle.<br \/>\nThe truffle market in Alba is also famous because it proposes an interesting initiative: all the truffle on sale are controlled by a committee of specialized judges and those who do not pass the selection are removed from the market.<br \/>\nExperta are available throughout the opening hours of the market for inspections and clarifications, so to ensure the greatest possible consumer protection.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-902\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/bancarella.jpg\" alt=\"bancarella\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><br \/>\nThis year, the TRUFFLE MARKET will be held from October 3rd to November 10th.<br \/>\nThis event is the world market of the truffle and the heart of the exhibition dedicated to the Tuber white Alba, typical of this area. Another security measure is an order of the mayor of Alba, which prohibits the sale outside the fair grounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location and Opening Hours<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\nCortile della Maddalena &#8211; Via Vittorio Emanuele, Alba (Cuneo)<br \/>\nfrom October 3rd to November 10th ,2009<br \/>\nFrom 9.00 to 20.00.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/holidays-in-piedmont\/cuneo-area\/surroundings-of-cuneo\/all-around\/farmhouses\/\">For accommodation, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-903\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/scaglie.jpg\" alt=\"scaglie\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/teca.jpg\" alt=\"teca\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truffle is one of the highest expressions of Italian cuisine. Fragrant, heady, involving, for many people even aphrodisiac, the Tartufo Bianco d&#8217;Alba (White Truffle) gives a touch of nobility to any dish. Its use is now universal. A few grams are enough for a portion, they are enough to arouse emotions. 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