Sensory analysis of the truffle and visit to the MUDET

Smelling the scent of the Tuber magnatum Pico, the precious and rare White Truffle of Alba, is certainly easy and pleasant, but it is much more difficult to codify its finest organoleptic characteristics.

The analyses

The sensory analyses of the truffle are immersive experiences guided by the Sensory Analysis judges of the National Center for Truffle Studies, in which to discover the organoleptic characteristics of the Tuber magnatum Pico.

During the experience you will discover:

• How to recognize a quality truffle
• What its main sensory characteristics are
• How to store it correctly
• What the criteria are to best appreciate it

A Sensory Analysis judge from the National Center for Truffle Studies, reveals the secrets of the world’s most famous mushroom in olfactory tastings, sensory tests and hands-on trials.

The guided tour of the MUDET

The Truffle Museum.

The MUDET

530 square meters that tell the story all year round of the various facets of an extraordinary product of the earth: the naturalistic, historical, cultural, and gastronomic aspects of an underground fungus that over the years has been able to establish itself worldwide.

The museum itinerary

The MUDET is located inside the building surrounding the Cortile della Maddalena, a historic city complex that overlooks the central street, via Vittorio Emanuele.

The layout of the museum develops over 140 meters of exhibition itinerary divided into four thematic sections.

The ten rooms include a laboratory space and tell the story of the world of the truffle through 140 meters of thematic graphic illustrations, multimedia devices, and the collection of over fifty thematic objects on display

Informazioni aggiuntive

The price of €35.00 includes:

• the Sensory Analysis of the Truffle,
• the entrance ticket to the MUDET – Truffle Museum of Alba,
• the guided tour of the MUDET – the Truffle Museum of Alba.