Where to buy truffles in seattle

Sunny and Dawn are members of a burgeoning network of Washington truffle hunters who forage regularly for these tantalizing culinary gems and are starting to bring these treasures both to our farmers markets and local restaurant chefs. Sunny, an unapologetic foodie who is creating a retreat for food-related events on Tiger Mountain, first got involved in truffle foraging at the Oregon Truffle Festival, a celebration of the esteemed tuber held every January in Eugene, Oregon.

They are still rare on the U. When Sunny learned that a litter of Lagotto Romagnolos — grandchildren of Tom — had become available in Napa, she rushed down the coast and chose Stella, the smallest of the litter, and started training her for the Joriad, the annual truffle hunt that accompanies the Oregon Truffle Festival. Stella, only 10 months old, placed second in the Joriad — and then found a further 2.

Sunny realized she had a superstar truffle dog on her hands. Stella has since cemented her reputation by also placing second in the Joriad.

Dawn took a more convoluted route into truffle foraging. Children were charmed when Lidia found hidden, truffle-scented boxes, and Dawn realized that Lidia was enjoying herself just as much as the kids were. Before long, Dawn was taking Lidia out into the woods — as a native Vermonter, Dawn has foraged for foods in the forest throughout her life — and discovered that she, too, had a natural truffle dog on her hands.

Dawn and Sunny met through the Lagotto Romagnolo Facebook group and now regularly forage for truffles together, going out on as many as three forays a week in the truffle season, which runs from the autumn to April or May depending on how warm the spring is.

For both Dawn and Sunny, the pleasure of being out in the forest, the joy the dogs take in scent work, and the thrill of the chase are the principal delights of foraging for truffles. Both women started experimenting with infusing different ingredients — salt, butter, cream, cheese, eggs, and chocolate — with truffles, to use in cooking and give as gifts to friends. Cart 0.

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