II Cooking with Truffles - December 2-3, 2019 - Soria
Castilla y León , and Soria in particular, has the world's largest truffle farm, with more than 600 hectares of mycorrhizal holm oaks. Soria 's truffle production accounts for around 30% of the national total. The qualities of the soil and altitude make for optimal ripening, with more pronounced organoleptic qualities.
In recent years, the Junta de Castilla y León has made an effort to promote and make known to the national and international professional sector the mycological products produced in Castilla y León, especially through the International Congress of Mycology "Soria Gastronómica" , the "Buscasetas" Conference , and with the organization of the International Competition "Cooking with Truffles" , which this year celebrates its second edition.
With an impressive cast of international chefs , accompanied by a chef assistant selected by the chefs themselves from culinary students in their countries of origin, and a panel of judges of national and international prestige composed of gastronomy experts, journalists, and national and international chefs.
