Canberra is home to many things - Australian politics, hot air balloons and the Belco Owl all come to mind. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue But one thing the capital is also home to tends to only be celebrated during the winter - is truffles.
With the Truffle Festival kicking off for another year at East Hotel on Friday's winter solstice, what better time to remind us just how lucky we are to find "black gold" right on our doorstep? "Canberra can boast about being one of the only capital cities in the world that has truffles on the doorstep and it's because of our climate - hot summers and very cold winters," co-organiser of the event EAT Truffle Cooperative director Wayne Haslam said. "And the climate of Canberra almost perfectly matches the best production areas of the truffles in Europe. So that's really quite a unique coming together of events.
" Southern NSW Harvest Cooperative chair Louise Rose, with EAT Truffle Cooperative director, Wayne Haslam, at the launch of the 16th truffle festival at East Hotel. Picture by Elesa Kurtz Now in its 16th year, the Canberra event is the longest-running truffle festival in Australia. Organised by EAT Truffle Cooperative and Southern NSW Harvest Cooperation.
