Tartufi Ponzio
The Estate
Tartufi Ponzio is located in the historic center of the city of Alba, the capital of the Langhe and White Truffle. Alba is known for its thousand years old history, which began back in Roman Empire times, when named as Alba Pompeia it was one of the trade hub in Northern Italy. The historic center layout is unadulterated medieval with its narrow streets, palaces and several turrets.
Tartufi Ponzio, one of the oldest shops in Italy dedicated to White Truffle, is located in the main street of Alba’s splendid historic center, in which its founder, Cavalier Roberto Ponzio (1923-2008) crafted the White Truffle history and its trade.
The area of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato is situated in the south corner of the Piedmont region, characterized by elevated ancient villages and castles on its rolling hills. Since 2014 this territory has been recognized as a Unesco World Heritage, included in the list of world wonders for the beauty of its landscape and the rich- ness of its products.
The product
Truffle is an undisputed protagonist: White, Black and Summer truffles collected in Piemonte, known as the best in the world for truffle quality. Depending on the season, Tartufi Ponzio offers the local harvest best: Piedmont region truffles, extremely fresh, selected with rigor and competence. Fresh truffles are carefully packed, sent by air and available on request for our customers, arriving in their best conditions thanks to our techniques of storage and delivery.
Serve the freeze dried Truffle at the end of the preparation, as you would do with the fresh truffle. In order to taste it at its best, crumble it on your warm dishes and wait 2-3 minutes, so that the humidity of the dish hydrates the truffle and its unique flavour can be released better. Try it on any kind of pasta, especially with egg pasta dressed with butter, oil or a cheese, sauce, on risotto, vegetable soups, cheese fon- due, eggs, potatoes and with deli- cate recipes, in order to enhance the truffle flavour at its best.