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The most precious product in the Italian pantry is sourced east of Pisa, in the woods
surrounding the hilltop town of San Miniato (
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)
. Here, the loamy soil yields pre-
cious white truffles - lots and lots of them. Come here between mid-October and mid-
December to join the excitement of a truffle hunt, or follow your nose to San Miniato on
the last three weekends of November, when the Mostra Mercato Nazionale del Tartufo Bi-
anco (National White Truffle Market;
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) takes over the town.
