
Truffles are said to be at their best in Piemonte. It's
Piemonte, in the city of Alba, that plays host to the
world's largest truffle market, a loud and competitive
frenzy of truffle buying and selling. Domenica Bertolusso,
who owns a truffle shop in Piobesi d' Alba, has been in
the truffle business since the 1960s. One of the few women
in this male dominated business, Domenica is passionate
about all things Piemontese. Despite the small size of
her operation, Tartuflanghe is one of the region's most
influential truffle sellers. Domenica started her business
with just a few truffle products, but she has expanded
her line to include truffle pasta, truffle oil, truffle
risotto and truffle polenta.
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