Indulge in the complex flavors of our Appalachian region with our wild harvested Blue Ridge Truffles. Foraged around Asheville, NC, with the help of two Italian truffle dogs, these gems of the fungal kingdom add time bending dimension and flavor to any culinary experience. After bringing the truffles home and sorting and cleaning, we thin slice them and prepare them for the freeze drying process.
The Imaia gigantea truffle has only been found in the Appalachian Mountains and Japan, and has never successfully been cultivated. We go deep into pristine mountain environments to find these, and only harvest the ripe truffles that the dogs help us find.
Freeze drying truffles preserves the volatile organic compounds - organoleptic characteristics and lengthens the shelf life.
To cook with these, use them as you would a fresh truffle. Add to hot dishes and wait 2-3 minutes for the steam to rehydrate and release the flavors.
this 2.8 gram jar equals approximately one oz of fresh truffle.
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sidenote:
Just because a truffle is harvested in Appalachia, doesn't make it an Appalachian truffle - If you are looking for Tuber canaliculatum, keep looking! Most people hunting these in the wild are using their finds to inoculate truffle trees for cultivation. Hopefully soon they will be available for eating.
We hope to find some productive T. can patches ourselves, but in the meantime have been busy with hunting the Blue Ridge Truffle - Imaia gigantea.
The Imaia gigantea truffle has only been found in the Appalachian Mountains and Japan, and has never successfully been cultivated. We go deep into pristine mountain environments to find these, and only harvest the ripe truffles that the dogs help us find.
Freeze drying truffles preserves the volatile organic compounds - organoleptic characteristics and lengthens the shelf life.
To cook with these, use them as you would a fresh truffle. Add to hot dishes and wait 2-3 minutes for the steam to rehydrate and release the flavors.
this 2.8 gram jar equals approximately one oz of fresh truffle.
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sidenote:
Just because a truffle is harvested in Appalachia, doesn't make it an Appalachian truffle - If you are looking for Tuber canaliculatum, keep looking! Most people hunting these in the wild are using their finds to inoculate truffle trees for cultivation. Hopefully soon they will be available for eating.
We hope to find some productive T. can patches ourselves, but in the meantime have been busy with hunting the Blue Ridge Truffle - Imaia gigantea.
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Freeze Dried Blue Ridge Truffles Dog Harvested Truffles from the wilds of Appalachia
$40.00
(Per 2.8g)Estimated delivery
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Jan 24
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Jan 24
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Jan 29
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Wild Goods has been providing fine foraged mushrooms and edibles to the Western North Carolina area in Asheville, Sylva, Hendersonville, N.C. for the last six years. With their combined experience, Wild Goods has over 28 years of foraging under their belts and have taught thousands of people the basics of sustainable foraging, wildcrafting, and safe mushrooming practices.
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We also hunt the truffles of Appalachia with our Lagotto Romangolo dogs Eva and Massimo and have fresh Imaia gigantea truffle available September - early February.