Giuseppe Santovito Luca Viola
A young truffle hunter
Luca Viola was born in 1986. When he was 17 he discovered his love for truffle hunting. He is learning, taking notes about weather, places, and moon. He continues this hobby during his university studies.
The interview was conducted by Jacqueline Cavazza, Valeria Dogliotti and Odile Pécoud during a ethnobotanic research conducted by prof. Andrea Pieroni at University of Gastronomic Sciences.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Santo Stefano Belbo
District: CN
Altitude: 170m s.l.m.
Luca Viola
Year: 1986
Languages: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Stefano_Belbo
Bibliography:
LAJOLO D. (1977), I mè, Firenze, Vallecchi.
Document by: Luca Percivalle
Video by: Jacqueline Cavazza, Valerio Dogliotti, Odile Pécout
Created: 12-05-2011
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.
