Manjimup truffle season in full swing with local producers encouraging a visit to new local food venue

Experienced South West truffle producers are encouraging locals to indulge in the renowned Manjimup truffle at new local food venue, Hound and Hunter Fine Foods. The Booth family — owners of Australia Truffle Traders — are well into the short truffle season, with their well-trained hunter dogs sniffing out perfectly formed, ripe truffle for truffle-lovers to enjoy across the world. In a new joint venture between ATT and acclaimed WA chef-turned-truffle farmer David Coomer, Gavin and Mel Booth have taken their truffle tours to the next level, providing tastings at Hound and Hunter Fine Foods on Chopping Street. “We’ve enhanced truffle hunts by adding on a tasting experience at Hound and Hunter, such as freshly baked focaccia with lashings of truffle butter, truffle pate, truffle cheese and more,” Mr Booth said. “There’s take home products such a venison, pork, truffle and pistachio terrine, duck rillette with truffle, red wine and truffle sauce, and more and it’s always a good idea to stay for lunch at Hound and Hunter, either before or after your truffle hunt, to make the most of your truffle experience.” Direct from the farm in Manjimup, freshly unearthed truffles are carefully cleaned, graded, sealed, cold-packed and shipped across Australia via express post with delivery in 48 hours. Gavin said there’s huge demand for his high-quality truffles. “I woke up this morning to a hundred messages from all over the world, from Copenhagen to California, wanting truffles,” he said. “Truffles may ooze decadence, but they aren’t just for chefs and people who eat at fancy restaurants, they can be enjoyed by everyone.” Gavin said some of the best ways to enjoy truffles are also some of the simplest. “Freshly shaved truffle over of creamy scrambled eggs has to be the food of the Gods. I also love adding sliced truffle to a good brie and baking it until it’s gooey.” Manjimup black truffles are accessible to everyone via website order at Australian Truffle Traders and Hound and Hunter.