TRUFFLES are A VERY EXPENSIVE subterranean tuber that feed and grow along a complex root system of trees found in very specific climates, soil, seasons and locations. Only seasoned truffle hunters and specially trained dogs can find them. Their unique earthy smell and taste make them the most coveted ingredients in a kitchen especially the wild white and winter black truffles. Due to their high price and rarity, they are often referred to as edible gold. Hence we decided to represent our brand with a golden stripe and the word ROOT as a reflection of what we love and source since 1932. (learn more about our ROOTS -see the colour of RED below)

CONNECTING FINE FOODS WITH FLAIR - The colour of how it all began in the Toronto Fine Foods Industry.  Founder, Wanda Srdoc of ROOT44 and White Truffles Fine Foods started in 2005 with a custom pink scale and a weekly shipment of freshly flown in wild white truffles. Knowing the expense (up to $12,000/gm) and the short-life span of a fresh white truffles (3-5 days), Wanda introduced the pink scale as a way of lightening the mood for the Executive Chefs when weighing in their expensive purchase.

OUR FAMILY ROOTS: It all began in 1932 in Istria, Croatia.  With humble beginnings and as a source of survival, Wanda’s great-grandfather, Pietro and his neighbor, Pietro would hunt during the night in Istrian forests and sell their freshly found and finest truffles to visiting dignitaries.  Fast-forward to the present, with a continued passion and dedication to selling only the best wild truffles in the world,  Wanda’s family expanded into an industry respected truffle hunting, production and visitation centre called Natura Tartufi.  They have aptly named their highest quality preserves Pietro & Pietro. She has aptly named her brand with name the ROOT to honour her family's love and decidation to the trade.

WHITE EDIBLE GOLD - The colour to honour the most revered and rare truffle in the culinary world - the WHITE truffle - the tuber magnatum pico.  Only grown and found in very scant forested areas in Central and North-Eastern Europe with some of the largest and most fragrant found in the truffles forests of Istria, Croatia.

BLACK DIAMONDS OF THE KITCHEN - The colour to honour the premier black winter truffles for their culinary regard. Coined back in the early 1900s by French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin as "the diamond of the kitchen".