We've trained our dog Eva, a Lagotto Romangolo, to be a truffle hunting dog, starting in the Western North Carolina region. This year is her second truffle season and we are having so much fun finding truffles together. So far, it has been a beautiful journey filled with learning, sniffing, trusting, and finding.

   The species of truffle Eva has found so far is called the Imaia gigantea. Imaia is pronounced “ee-ma-ee-uh”

 This truffle is named after the Japanese mycologist, Sanshi Imai. So far, this truffle has only been found in the Appalachian mountains, and Japan.

Trying to describe the scent and flavor with words cannot do it justice, but its aroma is intoxicating, soft like moss, yet at the same time, sharp like aged cheese.

For more info on the truffles, our training process, and more, visit wildgoods.org



GRADE A - 80 per oz, very little damage, larger

GRADE B - 60 per oz, cuts due to paw and insect damage




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sidenote:
Just because a truffle is harvested in Appalachia, doesn't make it an Appalachian truffle - If you are looking for Tuber canaliculatum, keep looking! Most people hunting these in the wild are using their finds to inoculate truffle trees for cultivation. Hopefully soon they will be available for eating.
We hope to find some productive T. can patches ourselves, but in the meantime have been busy with hunting the Blue Ridge Truffle - Imaia gigantea.
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Wild Goods has been providing fine foraged mushrooms and edibles to the Western North Carolina area in Asheville, Sylva, Hendersonville, N.C. for the last six years. With their combined experience, Wild Goods has over 28 years of foraging under their belts and have taught thousands of people the basics of sustainable foraging, wildcrafting, and safe mushrooming practices.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions at all, or are looking for a specific species.

Visit our home page here to learn more about who we are our practices background and more.

We also hunt the truffles of Appalachia with our Lagotto Romangolo dogs Eva and Massimo and have fresh Imaia gigantea truffle available September - early February.
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