La Confrérie de la Truffe de Bourgogne
Founded in 1994 by 9 truffle afficionados, the headquarters are located in Is-sur-Tille (North of Burgundy). According to the Middle-Age texts, this area has always been linked with truffles, being the main truffle-craddle for Kings for quite a while.
Members of the “confrérie” agreed to the “Carte de la Truffe de Bourgogne”, which implies that they only allow themselves to find truffles thanks to dogs and the system known as “cavage” (“truffle hunting”). This system has three main advantages:
- Only the most mature truffles are picked
- Both the truffles and the truffle plantations are preserved
- A link between the animal and the human is established
“Tuber Uncinatum” mycorhized trees are more and more popular in Burgundy. As a result, we hope that gradulaly the “Truffe de Bourgogne” will find its way back on our gastronomic tables. A place it should never have left.
The “confrérie” aims are:
- Promote the “Truffe de Bourgogne” (Tuber Uncinatum)
- Develop its gastronomy by organising meetings (“Chapitres”) and taking part in popular events (“foire gastronomique”…)
- Increase public awarness by developping truffle hunting (“cavage”) during competitions. Some of our members also got involved in writing the book La Truffe de Bourgogne.