Alba White Truffle (trifola d'Alba) Festival

On Sunday we traveled with our friends Steve and Ashley a little south of here to a town called Alba for the White Truffle festival.  No, I am not talking about chocolate, this is a type of fungus that grows underground in the countryside outside of Alba (the Piedmont region).  If you are a foodie then you know what I am talking about, if not here is a picture: 

Truffles are found with trained dogs or pigs since they grow underground and they are used in pasta and other dishes for their exotic flavor.  You can also buy truffle oil to add to dishes as well.   We are going on a truffle hunt on November 9th so check back for pictures of that later!

The festival runs weekends through October and November and they sell sausage (some made with truffles), Piedmont wines, cheese, truffles (of course), and various other goodies through town:

Matt, Steve, and Ashley browsing the tents

Yum...homemade sausage!