Giuseppe Santovito Mauro Schellino
Il tartufo nella testimonianza di un cuoco di Langa
Schellino Mauro, born in 1961, was interviewed in 2014.
He is a innkeeper and cook in Langa ("Trattoria del Peso", Belvedere Langhe). He explains the use of truffles in Piedmont cuisine: fondue, tajarin (noodles), egg, raw meat are typical dishes where it is used a Tuber Magnatum Pico.
Of particular interest, he explains the seasonality of the truffle.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Belvedere Langhe
District: CN
Altitude: 639m s.l.m.
Mauro Schellino
Date of birth: 12-24-1961
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Gianpaolo Fassino, Luca Percivalle
Video by: Remo Schellino
Created: 15-11-2014
Questo video fa parte del seguente archivio
The white truffle
The white truffle
The archive investigates white truffles, known for their taste and frivolous aspects, but not for their cultural characteristics which plasmed generations of truffle hunters. The research presents a substrate of knowledge documented through dozens of interviews: historical and anthropological elements, rituals and myths on this prized fungus, still considered nowadays a nocturnal mystery. The project was promoted by the University of Gastronomic Sciences, l’Athe National Association “Città del Tartufo”, the national centre for truffle research and the Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo Foundation.
