12/26/2023 0 Comments Perigueux dordogne france![]() ![]() Sorges, indisputably, earned its legitimacy as the Capital of the Truffle as this culture of all things truffles has been passed down through the families there now for over two centuries. The world’s premier truffle experts have come from Sorges within the last two centuries. ![]() Much as wine is interwoven in to the lives of the Bordelais, truffles became the way of life of the Sorgeais, providing a significant income to the farmers there. The black Périgord truffle is actually more of a grayish-black or brownish-black on the outside, with white spidery veins on the inside that indicate maturity. To put things in to perspective, that six tons is equivalent to about the entire truffle harvest annually in all of the Dordogne-Périgord today. By the end of the 19th century the hamlet of Sorges was recording annual harvests of six tons of truffles. Truffle farming quickly replaced wine making, which had collapsed due to the spread of phylloxera, as farmers replaced their infected vines with truffle oak plantations. His farming techniques were successful and other truffle farmers followed suit. It really began with Baron Bertrand de Malet planting 60 acres of oak trees between 1837 to 1868. We’d previously discovered on our truffle trip to Provence that it was Francois I that brought the truffle to his table, remaking the truffle from a peasant food that was often eaten like boiled potatoes to that a culinary gem worth its weight in gold.īut it was Sorges where trufficulture, or the modern farming of truffles, was born in the 19th century. France’s own truffle history dates back much further than Sorges’ love affair with the culinary black diamond. Writings indicate that the Pharaoh Khufu, who built the Great Pyramid of Giza and reigned during the 4th Dynasty, offered truffles to dignitaries. So how did the Périgord come to be the Capital of the Truffle? Truffles themselves date back to ancient times, and were recorded in Ancient Egypt. ![]() Though there are other species of black truffle, they aren’t held in as high regard as the species Tuber Melanosporum, which the Périgord lent its name to. Second only in value to the rare Alba white truffle from Italy, black Périgord truffles are the most expensive food in the world. It’s recently been completely renovated with all new and interactive exhibitions that take you on a journey of discovering the natural cultivation of the truffle, as well as it’s culinary history and association with wealth and the finest things in life. The museum opened here in France’s Capital of the Truffle in 1982 and the only of its kind in the world. It’s a museum entirely dedicated to the truffle. One of the best ways to learn about not only Périgord truffles, but all 40 varieties, is at The Ecomusée de la Truffe in Sorges. In fact you can see the ruins through the glazen floor of the museum.The truffle is a way of life in the Périgord Périgord Truffles This museum has been built on the 4000 m² ruins of a rich Gallo-Roman house organized around a square courtyard. Just near to it has been created the Vesunna museum. Despite its age, this tower is still impressive. The Gallo-Roman period gave Périgueux some arenas, turned into public gardens, or the temple Vésone whose high tower was built in tribute to the goddess Vésone in the 1 st century. Perigueux can be explained as you read a History book : you walk the districts of the city as you walk through the centuries, from Roman times to the renaissance or the 19th century. In the heart of it, you can find Périgueux, capital of the department Dordogne. City of art and history, dating back to the Gallo-Roman period, the city reflects its rich past in the narrow streets of the old town or the Roman ruins highlighted in the Vesunna museum. The Périgord Blanc takes its name from the whiteness of its rocks appreciated to the work of sculptors. ![]()
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