HUNTING TRUFFLES WITH CASTILLA-LA MANCHA ME GUSTA
A nice day that we share with the program team of Castilla-La Mancha me gusta. Encarna, one of the few women who hunts wild truffles in Spain, introduces Esperanza into the unknown world of truffles and the difficulties of harvesting them in their natural environment. Made in the Sierra de Alcaraz.
HUNTING TRUFFLES
A truffle hunt day with ours truffle dogs. We can see Duna and Isis detecting the underground scent of ripe truffles. Encarna take the truffe out in a short time. All harvested truffles are shown at the end of the day.
TRUFFLES UNDER THE SNOW
Sometimes its snow when we are hunting truffles. You can admire the ability of dog to detect the truffle under the mantle of snow, with its special smell. The truffle, high quality and good size, 170 grams, was another pleasant surprise.
TRUFFLES IN THE MOUNTAIN
Sometimes there are mountains to climb up.
TEACHING A DOG TO HUNT TRUFFLES
First lessons to find truffles: In this video, Encarna teaches a puppy of 3 months. This puppy was found abandoned.
BLACK SUMMER TRUFFLE CRACK: TUBER AESTIVUM
The black summer truffle grows quite superficial. Usually it is harvested from May to July using truffle dogs, but sometimes we can detect their presence through the cracks in the soil.
TRUFFLE-HUNTING DOGS COMPETITION IN ABEJAR (SPAIN)
My dog Duna was the winner.
COLLECTING DESERT TRUFFLES: TERFEZIA CLAVERYI
Terfezia claveryi is a common “desert truffle” in Spain. It grows below ground in symbiotic associations with the roots of Helianthemum. It is harvested in spring and the only thing you need is good eyesight to detect cracked bumps.
COLLECTING DESERT TRUFFLES: TERFEZIA EXTREMADURENSIS
In Extremadura.
 | Encarna Buendía trufamania@gmail.com encarna@trufamania.com |
 | Antonio Rodríguez trufamania@gmail.com antonio@trufamania.com |