On the hunt for Piedmont’s famous truffles

Alba in northern Italy’s Piedmont region is renowned for producing white truffles.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic there was a growing demand for these truffles and a flourishing tourism industry around them.

The Travel Show’s Rajan Datar meets a local truffle hunter to find out more.

This film was recorded in February 2020.

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20 October 2020