*Connoisseur’s Guide to Australian TrufflesTrip to Mundaring W.A.
Karen Anand goes in search of Truffles and gastronomy in Mundaring,Western Australia
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Written by Karen Anand
In January, amongst the blustery winds and clipped grape vines of a village called Richerenches, north east of Orange in Provence, the French gather to celebrate the truffle by having an annual “messe des truffes”, or truffle mass. This is done, for total credibility, under the patronage of Saint Antoine, at which thanks are given for the aromatic, expensive black truffle and the devout are rewarded with a truffle lunch after the service.