{"id":2554,"date":"2020-07-25T15:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slovenia-activities.com\/activity\/truffle-hunting-slovenia\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T13:59:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:59:27","slug":"truffle-hunting-slovenia","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/slovenia-activities.com\/it\/attivita\/caccia-al-tartufo-in-slovenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Caccia al tartufo in Slovenia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":1171,"parent":0,"template":"","activity_categories":[22,34],"activity_location":[19,20],"class_list":["post-2554","activity","type-activity","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","activity_categories-best-seller","activity_categories-gastronomy","activity_location-koper","activity_location-piran"],"acf":{"main_site_title":"","tagline":"Join the hunt for the most exclusive mushroom on the planet in the forests of Slovenian Istria.","cover_image":1171,"has_page":true,"pay_in_installments":false,"custom_product_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/trufflehuntingslovenia.com\/","target":""},"custom_product_pop_up":"","custom_text_badge":"","youtube_video":"","product_gallery":[1172,1173,1174,1175,1176,1177],"product_description":"They\u2019re incredibly intoxicating, exceptionally tasty,\u00a0super healthy<\/strong>, very expensive, and ridiculously hard to find. We\u2019re talking about truffles, of course! Synonymous with luxury and\u00a0fine dining<\/strong>, truffles are nature\u2019s wonderful little secrets. These miraculous mushrooms were praised by the Romans for their alluring aroma and\u00a0aphrodisiac properties<\/strong>. Unaspiringly, Italy is still the largest producer of truffles in Europe. Today, truffles are one of the most precious ingredients in the culinary world. Literally. A pound of white truffles can set you back $2,000 and beyond. Why? Because not only are they delicious, they\u2019re extremely\u00a0difficult to locate<\/strong>\u00a0and only grow near the roots of certain trees and in a particular type of soil. Luckily, Slovenia is also home to these diamonds of gastronomy.\r\n\r\nBesides the term for this famous fungi, Slovenia and neighbouring Croatia share something else that was coined in Roman times \u2013 the name for the beautiful peninsula called\u00a0Istria<\/strong>. Situated near the Adriatic, the forests of Istria\u2019s\u00a0idyllic countryside<\/strong>\u00a0are hunting grounds for both white truffles (in winter) and black truffles (in summer). That\u2019s right, you have to hunt them. Truffles are virtually\u00a0impossible to cultivate<\/strong>, as they grow wherever they please. Back in the day, pigs were used to search for truffles, but they had a nasty habit of eating them as quickly as they found them. That\u2019s why specially\u00a0trained dogs<\/strong>\u00a0are employed by professional truffle hunters who know exactly where to look.\r\n\r\nNow you can join one of these experts and their canine companion on a Truffle Hunting expedition\u00a0in the wonderful forests of Istria<\/strong>. Our guide\u2019s dogs are trained from puppyhood to hunt for this elusive mushroom and witnessing their skills at work is truly amazing. Along the way, you will learn an astonishing amount about the world\u2019s most prized mushroom and the lush forests in which it resides. Come and learn the truffle-sniffing trade and hunt until you find the grand prize.\r\n\r\nLet the hunt begin!","price":"94 \u20ac ","hide_price":false,"highlights_new":"Venture into the Istrian forest for a first-hand experience of truffle-hunting.\r\n\r\nLearn about truffles and the way they\u2019re harvested.\r\n\r\nGo on a relaxing trip to the Slovenian countryside\r\n\r\nTake part in a wonderful tradition.","included_new":"Guidance by an expert truffle hunter\r\n\r\nDemonstration of the truffle hunt\r\n\r\nTruffle history and trivia","pickup_location_and_time":"