The Truffle Farm
The Truffle Farm
📍 Canberra
👀 I researched so many truffle farms for my birthday and this was the one, I settled on because it looked the best!! The only way if I would’ve chosen another place is if you could bring your own dog haha. I’ve always wanted to go truffle hunting, I joke that its my retirement plan to retire on a truffle farm.
We booked a $200pp truffle hunt and degustation 12:30-3:30pm to join the adorable truffle dog team for an interactive, truffle hunt followed by a decadent, six-course, truffle degustation. We drove up to the grounds and our group was extremely big, probably too big, I think they keep them at 30 guests now but it felt like double. Apparently the night truffle hunts have less people. So many tourists!
Established in 2016 Jayson and Australia's best truffle dog team offer a truly amazing truffle hunt experience. Jayson is such an truffle expert, he guides you through everything you've ever wanted to know about truffles.
Once the perfect truffle is found, everyone heads back to the warmth of the truffle shed for a six-course degustation. Their Executive Chef prepares the truffle dishes in front of you while teaching you all the secrets to using truffles at home, including not using truffle oil because its fake!!
💥 The farm is stunning, based around a lake. As you hunt for the elusive black truffle through the forest of 8,000 oak and hazelnut trees. I love dogs and at the end of the day they let out all the dogs from the back of the ute including puppies!!
💁🏼♀️ The executive chef is Damian Brabender who also owns OTIS. His knowledge and insight and food was truly amazing, we actually tried to book into OTIS but it was booked out.
🍷 We paired the delicious truffle degustation with local red wine
They also have non alcoholic wine, white wine and champagne on offer.
🍴 We came back to the truffle shed to a table with sourdough and truffle-infused butter and plenty of wine options. The sourdough was delicious, we tried not to fill up on it but god it was heaven.
Next up was truffled-infused creme pasta with shaved truffle. This dish was truly amazing, I ate every last bite. The pasta was slightly al dente and the sauce was very creamy so it was so delicious.
Then we were spoilt with scallop with truffle. The scallop was fresh, thick and soft and the truffle creamy texture on top was to die for, the best scallops i’ve ever had perhaps.
Up next was beef cheek with beetroot puree and truffle butter. Such a deliciously messy dish that melted in our mouths!!
The cheese course was simple crackers with truffle and triple brie which was beautiful! I would have just enjoyed the cheese by itself it was that good.
This was a truffle-infused pannacotta with a layer of chocolate crumbs. It looked liked milo! You could taste the truffle in the velvety cream.
It was truly an amazing degustation, I would recommend this to everyone!
✨ Thank you for such an amazing experience, truly something I will never forget.