FLORENCE, ITALY – White truffles have made their way to Gulf tables as the latest Italian luxury food to catch on in the region, and Kuwait will be part of the 43rd San Miniato National White Truffle Market for three weekends in November (9-10, 16-17 and 23-24). Dozens of initiatives as well as wine and food tasting and cultural events are planned.
Much sought out by wealthy Romans from the nobility who paid dearly for them, truffles were called “death-bringers”, since if eaten in massive quantities they could result in fatal cases of indigestion. They were a highly-prized product also in Italian and European courts throughout the centuries, from Louis XVI to Talleyrand and from Rossini to Verdi and have taken on a must-have status in Gulf countries in the XXI century.
The white truffle of San Miniato is produced in quantities ranging from 80 to 100 quintals per year in the best of seasons, and is harvested in an area that includes 32 municipalities in the Pisa and Florence provinces. The Tuscan city is twinned with the city of Boujdour in the Western Sahara as well as with Bethlehem.
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