Blue Frog Truffles

What a great day for everyone with reasonable weather (it is winter!) and plenty of truffle to be found by the dogs.  After a brief introduction to truffles and their host trees, the hunting dog handler Jayson Mesman explained the activities of the dogs and how they operate to detect and mark mature truffle.  The hunt was launched and many beautifully ripe truffles were lifted from the ground.  Back to the warmth of the processing room, and while the truffles were being washed, key points of the nature of truffles and the Australian industry were covered in a brief slide presentation before truffle snacks were served to all.  The food comprised tastings of leek, potato and parsnip soup, crusty bread with truffle butter, triffle brie truffled cheese, a chocolate mousse and a white chocolate pana cotta, all with lashings of truffle. Delicious!  Can’t promise it will be the same very week, but it will be good!

The 2014 Truffle Season promises to be bigger and better than ever with increasing regional production and an increasing interest in the regional Festival.  The Festival has a new Patron, famous Italian Chef Antonio Carluccio, visiting in July and many new venues in Canberra and the regional towns with truffles on the menu. There are many other truffle-related activities going on in and around Canberra and the region – all the details are available on the Truffle Festival website.

We will be running regular truffle hunts at Blue Frog Truffles and the schedule will be posted shortly. If you’d like to come to Blue Frog Truffles for a truffle hunt, please book via the Truffle Hunts page.

The 2013 season is off to a great start with an amazing haul on the first day. The biggest truffle was 499 grams!

Don’t forget you can join us on our hunts by booking through the Truffle Festival website.