BY INA VUKIĆ: Thumbs Up For Croatia’s Secret Truffle Harvest

Motovun, Croatia Joji Sakurai The New York Times/ Australian Financial Review "Go Nero!" Truffle hunter Nikola Tarandek urges on his black Labrador, who scratches furiously at the moist soil of Motovun Forest in Croatia. We are in the hinterlands of Istria, a diamond-shaped peninsula that juts into the Adriatic Sea, exploring one of the richest grounds for premium white truffles – long overshadowed in fame but not quality by the truffle mecca of Alba in the Piedmont region of Italy. Nero has caught the scent at the roots of an oak, sending up clumps of dirt as Tarandek twists a spade into the black earth. The commotion yields only a tiny tuber not even worth taking back to town. Other truffles that Nero sniffs out turns up spoiled. But it is just the beginning of the season, and within weeks Tarandek, who runs a side-business taking visitors on truffle-hunting tours, will be bringing fist-sized truffles home to market. Truffles are considered an expensive delicacy in some places, but that is not the case here. And while the Istrian truffle is premium grade, its culture is free of the snobbery, intrigue and astronomical prices found in Piedmont or in the Perigord region of France. Nikola Tarandek & Nero Photo: NYT It's as if Istrian truffles have been a well-kept secret, ripe for discovery. And that's beginning to happen with stronger efforts to promote them. The international food world is starting to take notice and visits to Istrian truffle country are increasing every year. It may seem surprising that a delicacy associated with Italy and France is found in Croatia's dense oak forests, but truffles have been sought here for centuries. Istrian truffles have maintained a low profile largely because those from Alba enjoy such cachet. Motovun Truffles Photo: uniline.hr And there's another reason: Croatian truffles have for decades made their way to the Italian market and been sold as Alba truffles. Locals say that has translated into little incentive to make their product famous, since hunters earn so much supplying Italy in a shady trade made possible by Istria's proximity to Piedmont. That's been changing in the last decade. The night before my truffle hunt I dined at Mondo Tavern in the village of Motovun, which commands spectacular views on a hilltop overlooking the truffle forest. Mondo Tavern, Motovun, Croatia serves pasta with truffles Photo: NYT The owner, Klaudio Ivasic, said locals are awakening to the benefits of keeping truffles at home. Until recent years, Motovun's tourist season ended in August. As truffle fame has grown, the season is extending through November. "People are coming for the truffles," Ivasic said proudly. For travellers, the attractions of an Istrian truffle tour are plentiful. Istria's rolling landscapes evoke Tuscany; its beaches are among the Mediterranean's most beautiful; cliffs are dotted with fairytale villages – and a truffle meal won't burn a hole through your wallet. At Mondo, a man starts shaving a white truffle over my plate of Istrian "fuzi," short pasta. I expect him to stop after a couple of seconds, but he keeps going. A heavenly aroma fills the room. The flakes drift down until my pasta is buried in a white truffle mantle. This dish, which in Milan would easily cost €40 ($60) (and in New York or London don't even think about it), is priced here at a reasonable 155 Croatian kuna ($30). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsS5hi6DMM Croatian/Istrian Pasta with Truffles Ivasic, himself a truffle hunter, says the dry summer and rainy September have been ideal for white truffles, and that this season could be the best in a decade, although "truffles are a mystery". In the morning, Tarandek is less optimistic, and it's understandable. He's been seeking truffles for two hours, to no avail. "Too early in the season," he mumbles. Suddenly Nero starts barking frantically by the roots of a poplar. His owner drops to his knees, cutting at roots so his dog can dig deeper. "Come down close to the hole," Tarandek beckons, "and smell!" I get down on hands and knees, sinking my face into a muddy crater – just like a truffle-hunting dog – and a blast hit my nose. Is this the jackpot? Tarandek shakes his head. "Oh no, it's a small truffle," he says, "but a good one." He cuts at roots to extract the puny but precious truffle – and stops. A stream of invective pours from his lips. The yellowish fleck poking from the dirt was only the tip of a much larger prize. "I have destroyed the truffle," he groans, displaying the chunk he has broken off. "Ohhhhhh my God. That was sooooo big a truffle!" Motovun Truffle Photo: NYT Hunters command top dollar only for intact truffles. With one careless flick Tarandek has lost up to €300. But soon he'd seen the brighter side of things, for this meant truffle season was starting in earnest. "Lucky day," he says. "Now I have motivation." ______ Bon appétit or as Croats say: "Dobar Tek",  everyone! inavukic | November 30, 2016 at 8:11 am | Tags: Croatia, Croatian truffles, Motovun, Nikola Tarandek, pasta with truffles, truffles | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p1Vqu6-2tO Comment    See all comments    Like

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From November 29th to the Best of the Best Regatta with Bahamian Sloops and junior Bahamian year’s finals on December 4th, regattas will be streamed live on http://finals.starsailors.com.  Armchair sailors can also race the course with Virtual Regatta. 16 OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS   GER Jochen Schümann (3x Gold + 1x Silver) BRA Torben Grael (2x Gold + 1 Silver + 2 Bronze + 1 VOR + 1 LVC) BRA Robert Scheidt (2x Gold + 2x Silver + 1 Bronze) POL Mateusz Kusznierewicz (1x Gold + 1x Bronze) CRO Sime Fantela (1x Gold) AUS Tom Burton (1x Gold) SLO Vasilij Zbogar (2x Silver + 1x Bronze) FRA Xavier Rohart (1x Bronze) DEN Jonas Høgh-Christensen (1x Silver) BRA Bruno Prada (1x Silver + 1x Bronze) FRA Pascal Rambeau (1 x Bronze) GER Ingo Borkowski (1 X Silver) CRO Tonci Stipanovic (1x Silver) USA Caleb Paine (1x Bronze) NZL Sam Meech (1x Bronze) NZL Craig Monk (1x Bronze + 2X America’s Cup)   STAR WORLD CHAMPIONS USA Paul Cayard (World Champion in Star + 1x Louis Vuitton Cup + 1x Volvo) GER Robert Stanjek USA George Szabo USA Augie Diaz   EUROPEAN OR NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION GBR Johannes Polgar ITA Diego Negri USA Mark Mendelblatt GER Hubert Merkelbach    ROOKIE ARG Facundo Olezza (22 years old, winner of one race in the Finn at Rio Olympic Games) For more information visit finals.starsailors.com Nassau, Bahamas, November 28th, 2016 __________________________ Press enquiries to: Rachele Vitello SSL Media Manager rachele.vitello@starsailors.com +39 328 21 40 680 Skype: rakvit99 2016 SSL Finals STAR SAILORS LEAGUE (SSL) From the initiative of some of the world's best sailors, the Star Sailors League (SSL), launched an international circuit of regattas in January 2013. This new league has been built on the existing circuit of over 220 International Star regattas around the world, using a unified world ranking, created based on the ATP World Tour ™, established by tennis players in 1972. Drawing on this inspiration from tennis, the SSL also awards substantial prize money to the best-ranked sailors. In December 2015, the third edition of the SSL Finals took place in Nassau, Bahamas. By 2020, the objective of the SSL is to organize four Grand Slams and the SSL Finals every year. The annual SSL Finals is exclusive to the top athletes and the Grand Slams will offer fierce competition. In order to create a world ranking representative of the skills of each athlete and to balance the odds for each one of them, the Grand Slams will take place at venues known for different conditions: • "SSL LAKE GS" organized on a lake • "SSL BAY GS" organized in a sea bay • "SSL CITY GS" organized in an urban environment • "SSL BREEZE GS" organized on a windy area In September 2015, the SSL organized the first Lake Grand Slam, on lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, hosted by the Cercle de Voile de Grandson, and in May 2016 the first City Grand Slam took place in Hamburg  Germany, by Norddeutscher Regatta Verein and Hamburger and Luebeck Bay Star Boat fleets. On the first week of December 2016 the 4th SSL Finals will be held in Nassau Bahamas at Nassau Yacht Club. Copyright © 2016 Star Sailors League SA, All rights reserved. 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