Giuseppe Santovito Walter Bruno
Hunting truffle in Upper Langa
Bruno Walter, born in 1963, is a truffle hunter of Murazzano. He began his activity when he was a child, having a dog as a gift at the age of 14 years. Since then he has continued the activity, using always female dogs. Describing this element he emphasizes it is easier to train female dogs than male dogs, who are "more stubborn."
In the interview explains the timing of the collection that extends throughout the year, given the presence of different varieties of truffles. He also explains the best hours for the search.
He highlights the not easy relationship with other truffle hunters and the practice of poisoning dogs, a practice that he completely rejects as "you may have something to say with the owner, who does not understand, but it's not a dog's guilt."
Video table of contents
- Since I was 14
- Truffle fields
- The dog
- The "langotto romagnolo" dogs
- Dog training
- Pig
- Boars
- A difficult passion
- Witches
- Truffle trees
- Difference between truffles
- Always in the same place
- Lunar phases
- Preservation
- Il tartufo ad alcuni piace ed a altri no
- The calendar of the hunt
- Varieties
- Timing
- With a car or by foot
- With the other truffle hunters
- L'avvelenamento del cane
- La morte del proprio cane
- Odore o profumo?
Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Murazzano
District: CN
Altitude: 749m s.l.m.
Wikipedia: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murazzano
Walter Bruno
Date of birth: 07-29-1963
Languages: Dialetto piemontese
Document by: Luca Percivalle, Michele Fontefrancesco
Video by: Remo Schellino
Created: 12-09-2014
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.
