Truffle hunting

From This Way Up 28 June 2014

On the hunt for black gold, Perigord black truffles to be exact, with a truffle-growing couple in Hawke's Bay.

Kees and Wendy hunting for black truffles

The beast

The brumale or winter truffle in the ground

Wendy the truffle hunter

The brumale or winter truffle

Sliced

A slice of truffle

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