Giuseppe Santovito Flavio Alessandria
In woods when I was five
Flavio Alessandria was born in Monforte d’Alba in 1951.
He learned the job from his father.
He tells the practices and knowledge that distinguishes the job, in particular about the relationship with the retriever dog and the plants.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Monforte d'Alba
District: CN
Locality: Bussia
Altitude: 480m s.l.m.
Flavio Alessandria
Date of birth: 01-05-1951
City: Monforte d'Alba
Profession: Pensioner
Languages: Italiano
Bibliography:
Bevacqua A. (2012-2013), Racconti di trifulai: i Granai della Memoria, Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche, tesi di laurea, rel. prof. P. Grimaldi.
Document by: Andrea Bevacqua
Video by: Andrea Bevacqua, Marcello Marengo
Created: 20-11-2013
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.
