MOTOVUN, Croatia — Hunting for truffles may be a serious business for Miro Kotiga, but his dogs Bela and Nera don’t always agree. “Every time I tell them, be serious,” he explains to our ...

There are four different truffle species commonly found in Croatia’s Northwestern most state, Istria. Karlić Tartufi is one of a number of truffle companies in Northern Istria that now take ...

Visitors to this heart-shaped peninsula in northern Croatia can go from sailing to hiking to truffle hunting in a matter of hours — with a break or two for decadent wine tasting. Here's where to ...

A fairytale old town perched on a tiny peninsula is home to a quietly flourishing gastronomy scene that in-the-know ...

Fought over for decades, Istria officially became Croatian in 1991 following the breakup of Yugoslavia. It’s a bountiful place of fine wine, olive oil and truffles, which are all channelled into ...

The truffle is actually a type of mushroom that grows wild in the forests of Northern Italy and Croatia. And that’s where NBC Chicago's Food Guy Steve Dolinsky found himself a couple of weeks ...

which are rarer and more expensive than the black truffle, still come from Italy. (They can also be found in Croatia.) “Truffle is a wild product, it is a natural product. It is not something ...

As I drove down a chalk lane flanked by vineyards and olive trees, and through iron gates, I felt a world away from the busy harbour city I had left behind that September morning. Just a 30-minute ...

Croatian for “How are you ... laden with some of the Mediterranean’s finest olive oils, delicious local truffles, an array of salamis, anchovies and cheeses, and fine wines like the ...