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Enjoy this incredible truffle-hunting adventure with a professional guide to uncover the mysterious world of the truffles. Try cooking a dish with truffles and savor the taste of truffle snacks.

Highlights

• Discover the mysterious world of the truffle together with a hunter and a dog.
• Learn the recipe for how to cook typical Istrian pasta with FRESH truffles.
• Enjoy and relax under the pergola of the Istrian homestead.
• Must-to-do in Istria (Koper, Izola, Piran-Portoroz, Ankaran)

Description

Discover the mysterious world of the pearl of Istria. Go truffle hunting with a professional hunter and his dog. Get to know the recipe for the best dish with truffles. Istrian pasta “fuži” with truffles, a glass of excellent Istrian malvasia wine, good company … priceless! The greatest chefs highly value the Istrian truffle. It is one of the most expensive culinary ingredients. Let's get to know its secrets: how it is searched for, why they use dogs for hunting and how they are trained, what varieties of truffles we know, what else truffles are used for, why the price is sky-high, the history of (forbidden) hunting in Istria and other facts about truffles. After the hunt, we will cook a typical dish with truffles (Istrian pasta “fuži”) and find out which secret ingredient is in the recipe that makes the dish so exceptional. We will eat what we cooked and enjoy it with excellent local Malvasia wine. We will also learn how to recognize a meal with real truffles and not with its artificial aromas. Most of all, we will enjoy good company under the pergola of the Istrian homestead.

Includes

Truffle hunting demonstration Professional hunter and dog Cooking demonstration A meal of Istrian pasta 'fuži' with truffles Welcome snack (white and black truffle spreads, truffle cheese, truffle salami, and Malvasia) A seasonal refreshing drink Opportunity to buy products with truffles at a reasonable price Taxes, organizational, insurance, commission, and implementation costs of the trip

Important Information

• The activity is carried out all year round, in any weather. Please dress appropriately. Please advise any specific food requirements at the time of booking. Children under 7 are free of charge, but 'no food, no drink'. Your dog is welcome, but please make sure it does not disturb the truffle-hunting dog at work, and inform the host at the time of booking that your dog will be present. The activity cooperates with (sometimes capricious) Nature, so changes may occur. But don't worry; we'll do our best and let you know as soon as possible. A small amount of walking is involved (approx 1 km). The host will be waiting for you at the bus stop in the village of Gažon. There is a parking lot, if it is occupied, the host will show you another option.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund