Giuseppe Santovito Mario Conterno
Many jobs and one passion: the truffle
Mario Conterno, was born on the 22th Aprile 1926.
He describes himself as a boy with little desire to study. He had worked as a shepher until his uncle took him in France where he learned to be a cook, He went back to Italy and settled in Monforte where he undertook the truffle searcher job.
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Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Monforte d'Alba
District: CN
Altitude: 480m s.l.m.
Mario Conterno
Date of birth: 04-22-1926
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.
