White and Black Truffles from Le Marche, learn more about the
seduction of truffle. You will hunt directly accompanied by an Italian Truffle
Hunter and his dogs.
You will learn how to cook gastronomic delights and gourmet dishes, directly from an Italian Chef. A real Exclusive adventure in the italians traditions.
This season the dates of this truffle course are on request
The truffle hunting & cooking course
The Highly prized white and black truffles will be found directly by you!
Truffle hunting is first of all a wonderful open air activity that gives
the chance to enjoy nature and the company of our fantastic dogs. Truffle
hunt requires passion, constance, skill and good legs. To buy a trained
dog and to wander around the countryside is not enough to hunt truffles.
A good dog can be a great help, of course, but it's necessary to have
the necessary skill and to acquire a certain experience, day by day, step
by step, with much hard work. The expert truffle hunter knows perfectly
how to behave in order to preserve the safety of the environment and of
the truffle zones, with the exact knowledge that this is the first rule
to not exhauste the yearly development of truffle.
The Truffle Hunter
There are not many words to describe a truffle hunter, with his dogs,
mainly Lagotto Bolognese, it is a team effort. Not too much English spoken,
but willing to accompany you in a unique experience
Lagotto Bolognese
The Chef
Behind his joking and informal attitude hides an enormous source of knowledge
and information that satisfies both the lover of the Italian Kitchen and
the professional. You will learn to cook gastronomic delights and gourmet
dishes in his restaurant.
The months of October, November and December are the most important truffle-months,
because this is the period of the prestigious white truffle, il tartufo
bianco, and we dedicate urselves during this truffle course to this white
truffle.
excellent food, fantastic wines, casual atmosphere
Italian Cooking Courses, Marche Italy
White Truffle Hunting & Cookery Course
Truffle Hunting & Italian Cooking classes with Excursions in Marche Italy & Fun
Cooking School Course Price:
Cooking School Course Includes:
- 1 week's accommodation with breakfasts
- 6 cooking classes
- 3 truffle huntings
- 3 half-day excursions Guided tours (art towns, medieval villages,
open markets)
- Visits to local wine cellars with wine tastings
- Visit to local pecorino cheesemakers. Demonstration of the making
of mozzarella cheese, ricotta and pecorino cheeses.
- A series of lively and informative background lectures on the Italian
kitchen and Italian wines.
- 6 lunches & wine and 7 dinners & wine
- At the end of the Cooking Holiday participants get a cd with the recipes
and the pictures made during the holiday course. Next to that participants
receive a gift box with: truffles, truffle knife, package of Vialone
Nano Risotto Rice and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for prepairing a nice
truffle dinner yourself for your friends when you are back home.
- the ingredients for the hands-on cookery course
- all land travel in Italy included in the itinerary
- final cleaning
- Change of linen
- water, electricity and gas
What is not Included?
- Airfares
- Travel insurance
- Entry fees to places other than those specifically mentioned in the
itinerary
- An optional excursion may be offered which is not included in the
tour price
- Personal transport costs, phone calls or tips
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Detailed Itinerary - Truffle course
Provisional program of the 1 week holiday
This is a preliminary itinerary and will be altered to accommodate seasonal activities or local festivals.
We can change the day on which we will do certain activities according
to the weather. This is a sample menu and can be altered according to
the availability of the ingredients, since we want to guarantee fresh
local produce of the season. However the essential content of the menu
and itinerary will remain the same.
Day 1 - Arrival and Welcome dinner
- In the afternoon arrival.
- 5.00 pm Aperitif and introduction.
- 8.00 pm Welcome Truffle dinner and wine tasting, Introduction to the
course program by your hosts.
- During each cooking class we prepair a full menu with aperitif, antipasti,
first and second course, vegetables and dessert. After each lesson the
prepaired menu is served to the participants in the restaurant.
- On request variations can be made on the menu, like wild boar, bechamel,
paté, tagliatelle.
- Each member of the course receives at the beginning of the holiday
a detailed program of the week with the description of the recipes.
At the end of the Cooking Holiday participants get a cd with the complete
description of the recipes and the pictures made during the cooking
courses.
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Fegato d'oca al tartufo
- Lasagne al tartufo
- Carre di agnello tartufato
- Funghi al trifolo e tartufo
- Dolce di mele al forno con vino cotto
Day 2 - Truffle Hunting and Cooking course
- Awakening at the peacefull agriturismo, after breakfast:
- Truffle Hunting with the Dogs.
- Italian snack
- Lively and informative background lecture on the different kinds of
truffles (Tuber Magnatum Pico, Melanosporum vit, Brumale, Moscatum,
Tuberoumcinatum).
- 11.30 am Cooking course whith the Chef.
- 1.00 pm Lunch at the restaurant with truffle and wine tastings.
- 3.00 pm Excursion with visit to cities and surroundings.
- 8.00 pm Dinner at restaurant.
- After dinner the evening continues with wine tastings and conversations
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Fettunta al tartufo
- Scaloppe al tartufo
- Mousse di spezie e Tartufo
Day 3 - Excursion
- Tranquil awakening at the peacefull agriturismo, breakfast.
- 10.00 am Excursion in the surroundings with visit to local cheese
maker (formaggio di fossa and other pecorino's) and wine producer, in
the Area.
- 12.00 am Cooking course whith the Chef.
- 1.00 pm Lunch at the restaurant with wine tastings, Pecorino cheeses
and other fresh local produce.
- 4.00 pm Cooking course with the chef. During this course we prepair
home-made pasta and other typical Italian dishes
- Dinner at the restaurant.
- After dinner the evening continues with wine tastings and conversations
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Acqua cotta al tartufo
- Ravioloni nobili di tartufo
- Faraona al tartufo
- Melanzane al tartufo
- Tartufone dell'immaginazione
Day 4 - Guided tour
- Awakening and breakfast.
- 10.00 am Guided tour to the local market at the historical centre.
- Lunch in a carefuly selected restaurant.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course.
- Dinner.
- After dinner the evening continues with wine tastings and conversations
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Antico tortino di tartufi
- Risotto e risotti al tartufo
- Cotoletta all'antica
- Insalata di funghi e tartufo
- Torta di mele classica e variazioni come tartatin
Day 5 - Truffle hunting and guided tour
- Awakening and breakfast.
- Truffle Hunting with the Dogs.
- Lively and informative background lecture on the truffle (Tuber Magnatum
Pico)(melanosporum vit, brumale, moscatum, tuberoumcinatum).
- 12.00 am Cooking course whith the Chef.
- 1.00 pm Lunch at the restaurant with truffle and wine tasting.
- 5.00 pm excursion.
- Dinner.
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Uova nobili con tartufo
- Crema vellutata di porri e tartufo
- Arrosto di vitello lardellato ai tartufi
- Pinzimonio con tartufo
- Dolce di cacao amaro e tartufo
Day 6 - Truffle Hunting and visit to wine cellar
- Awakening and breakfast.
- Truffle Hunting with the Dogs.
- Cooking course at the restaurant.
- 1.00 pm Lunch with truffle and wine tasting.
- 4.00 pm Excursion to local wine producer of the vino Novello
- 6.00 pm Cooking course whith the Chef.
- Dinner at the estaurant.
- After dinner the evening continues with wine tastings and conversations
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Souffle di pecorino di fossa e tartufo
- Polenta e tartufo
- Lenticchie di castelluccio al tartufo
- Carpaccio d'anatra e tartufi
- Tiramisu di cioccolato spezie e Tartufo
Day 7 - Excursion
- Awakening and breakfast.
- 10 am Excursion.
- 1.00 pm Lunch.
- 5.00 pm Cooking course at the restaurant.
- Dinner.
- After dinner the evening continues with wine tastings and conversations
- Menu Truffle Cooking course Marche
- Sformati di verdure al tartufo
- Agnolotti tortelloni e cappellacci al tartufo bianco e nero
- Trota o Salmone al tartufo nero
- Biscotti e piccola pasticceria
Day 8 - Departure
- After preparations farewell and departure.
General description of The Truffle Hunting & cooking Course
The classes are held in English
Recommended equipment for the truffle hunting walks: boots, pants,
a wind jacket.
The maximum number of people for each group is eight, to guarantee
our guests a personal entertainment and a good service.
Italian cuisine is inseparable from the Wines and the vineyards
the markets and the medieval villages, the landscape and the climate
and Le Marche is the perfect place were to expirience the real autentic
Italy.
For
information and reservations info@terradarte.net
