Review article

Truffle Hunting in Istria

Tanja Kocković orcid.org/0000-0003-3374-5773 ; Etnografski muzej Istre, Pazin, Hrvatska

Abstract

Truffles are today a highly esteemed and sought-after specialty,
which also became part of the gastronomic identity of Istria. This
explains why many foreign and domestic tourists visit Istria for
holidays to taste truffles, enjoy their flavour and find out whether
they truly possess aphrodisiac and other qualities attributed to
them.
This paper deals with the changes in truffling methods (who used
to hunt before and who hunts now), changes in truffle consumers
(who used to eat them before and who eats them now), and changes
in transferring a traditional dish consumed in peasant kitchens to
a different environment - the restaurant.

Keywords

truffle hunting; traditional nutrition; Istria

Hrčak ID:

37779

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/37779

Publication date:

5.1.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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