Spain: Restaurateurs from the province of Jaén know the first crop of black truffle grown in Torres

Published 2021년 11월 8일

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The article highlights the successful first harvest of black truffles in Torres, a Jaén municipality, conducted by farmers Ildefonso and David Pérez. This achievement, marked by the participation of local restaurateurs and officials like Francisco Reyes and Pedro Bruno, signifies a significant step in agricultural diversification in the region, beyond its traditional olive cultivation. The truffles, grown from a former organic cherry plantation, are joining other local products like cherries, figs, potatoes, and pistachios in enhancing the region's agricultural biodiversity and providing new sources of employment and wealth. The complex and costly process of truffle cultivation, requiring patience and natural conditions, is noted for its rarity and the challenges it poses, making each harvest a notable achievement.

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JAÉN, Nov. 8 (EUROPA PRESS) - Restaurateurs from Degusta Jaén and OleotourJaén have seen the first harvest of black truffle grown in the Jaén municipality of Torres. The president of the Diputación de Jaén, Francisco Reyes, accompanied by the Deputy for Agriculture, Livestock, Environment and Climate Change, Pedro Bruno, has participated in a meeting to introduce these chefs to this crop promoted by farmers Ildefonso and David Pérez. "We believe that it is important that our restaurateurs know this delicatessen product that comes out of the Sierra Mágina Natural Park and can add it to their menu, in which they bet on quality with products from our land", highlighted the president of the provincial Administration, who has shown his satisfaction that the truffle is added to "other products that are being cultivated in the province such as the Torres and Castillo de Locubín cherries, the Jimena figs, the Santiago-Pontones potato or the pistachio". For Reyes, the start-up of the ...

Source: europapress