Sunday, June 19, 2016

Truffle hunting in a Tuscan hillside forest

Father and son, two dogs, manic yet systematic sniffing, frantic digging, amidst cries of "Ferma, Cani!!" yield treasurers to add to our lunch.
(Like the artichoke, you have to wonder who was the first person to eat one.)
FYI: In Italian, the word for the tip of a dog's nose is "truffle."

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