The tradition that carries the truffle from earth to plate in Piedmont, Italy

An unassuming prize, buried in the soil, the truffle is the diamond in the dirt of the culinary world. For those versed in where to find them, and how to cultivate them, the path to a small fortune traces its way through local woodlands, only hidden by shadow and the carpet of fallen leaves. In short film The White Truffle, director Felipe Sanguinetti meditates on the slow, learned process of seeking out these trophies of nature. Travelling to Alba in Northern Italy – where the Piedmont, or Alba truffle grows in abundance – the film centers the fine-tuned practices that carry the truffle from ground to plate, and the intricacies which contribute to the mystique that surrounds them….read more at _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: Like NOWNESS on Facebook: Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: Behind the scenes on Instagram: Staff Picks on Vimeo: