Did you know why Italians use only truffle dogs and truffle pigs are against the law in Italy ?

Officially the reason is that the heavy truffle pigs destroy too much of the nature when they search for the delicious truffles under the surface. Truffle dogs are smaller and make less damage.

But there are at least two more reasons not to use a pig for your truffle search:

1. Pigs love truffles so much. They might eat them before you notice.

2. As a truffle hunter told a friend: “Have  you ever tried to put a truffle pig into a Fiat Panda ?”

If you want to train your dog to search for truffles there is even a truffle dog university in Italy.

Of you are looking for an easy and delicious way to enjoy truffles try ByItaly’s new wonderful truffle sauce Tartufella.