I've just found a truffle!!

[danmon_81]

I've just found one outside work at the bottom of a Birch tree!!!
Been out looking before with the dog but never seen one...

Im 99.9% its a truffle....smells very distinct!

[TEB]

I am jealous, salivating at the thought of truffle and scrambled egg, did your dog find - if yes do you want to sell the dog

[Nicos]

Gosh!!!..well done!

will you take it to a restaurant to get it ID'd????

You've just reminded me that a few years ago there was a guy here on the Vine who was into fungus- and he said you could buy trees impregnated with truffle fungus. The only reason I didn't buy one was because we had loads of squirrels in the garden- and they'd eat them all!

I'll see if I can find the info again!

Enjoy your find- they don't keep fresh for long do they????

[Nicos]

Here you go...they're not too expensive either!!!

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[danmon_81]

I was made up...i work at a university...i wlaked in past a group of tree's and spotted it!! Gonna go out at lunch and look for some more....
I've tried with my spaniel before...she's got a good nose but not that good...having said that she used to be a cadiver dog for the police!

[Nicos]

( I hope you've not told anyone at work????)

[danmon_81]

I did and got some very funny looks....think they humoured me....'thats great Dan...well done... (he is special isnt he

[Hilary B]

I was made up...i work at a university...i wlaked in past a group of tree's and spotted it!! Gonna go out at lunch and look for some more....
I've tried with my spaniel before...she's got a good nose but not that good...having said that she used to be a cadiver dog for the police!

errrr... not seen one, but... don't truffles grow underground?
I heard somewhere (TV prog?) of a man who taught his dog to find truffles by using tiny pieces in a game of 'fetch' (not sure of the details. I would have though you would need to 'flavour' a fetch-toy with truffle).

[smallblueplanet]

Would like to see a picture of your discovery, sounds great.

[danmon_81]

here you go...not the best quality....might take some more later

[vicky]

You clever boy! I'm so jealous! They will appear in the same places again every year so put it on your calender for 2010

[Flummery]

It does look awfully like a doggy-doings! Never eaten truffle so I don't know what it smells like. (NOT doggy doings I imagine!)

[LostGoddess]

Truffles in Wigan eh, it's posher than I thought

[danmon_81]

i live in wigan and work in leafy Ormskirk

Not sure if i should tempt fate and eat it....i found a smaller one too! Theres lots of mushrooms on that patch too....
But when i think about i actually hate mushrooms...

[taff]

I'm impressed!! You can hire yourself out now as a bona fide truffle hunter