1.Pat the truffles dry with a clean paper towel to remove any moisture. If you aren’t going to use your truffles the same day you get them, it’s important to get them into the fridge as soon as possible. Gently pat each truffle; don’t run them under water to rinse them Continue Reading
TrufflEat imports truffles, truffle products, artisan pasta and more from authentic family truffle farms in Italy. These family businesses have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries, with the expectation that the family name will hold and/or surpass its reputation. Truffles Thailand nor its suppliers will ever mix Continue Reading
Truffles are hypogeous fungi of the Ascomycota division, Tuberales order, Tuberaceae family and Tuber genus. This class of fungi needs to join to the thinnest roots of certain superior plants such as holm oaks, oaks, kermes oaks… without which they are unable to live naturally. This association is called symbiosis and the union between Continue Reading
Fresh truffles can be eaten raw in fine slivers cut on a mandolin, on fresh buttered bread, on a salad, etc. Cooked, fresh or preserved truffle goes very well with potatoes, eggs, rice and pasta, which all take on its fragrance. But for the greatest enjoyment, it is a fact Continue Reading
Matching the truffle to the wine will bring you even greater pleasure. So that the wine underpins or enhances its flavour without over-powering it, you want to play on the contrast or similarity of the aromas. The wine chosen will depend on several criteria: the colour of the truffle, white Continue Reading
Since the cost depends on the weight, before putting your truffle on the scales, make sure you’ve cleaned the dirt off it: even a gram makes a difference. The experts believe that one can tell if a truffle is good by smell alone: it should have a slight garlicky smell Continue Reading
ARROWFOOD Why Are Truffles So Expensive? GETTY IMAGES Over the weekend, a 4.16 pound white truffle—the so-called “World’s Largest”—sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $61,250 to a phone bidder in China. It was actually a bargain price for the over-sized fungus. This year’s large crop, a result of abundant rain in Italy, Continue Reading
SEP, 2016 Truffles may not be the most attractive looking ingredient but their distinct and powerful flavour gives them their status as one of the most expensive foods in the world. A trip to the Mediterranean is just not complete without sampling some truffle flavours that are a big part Continue Reading
Whether they are black or white, big or small, French or Italian, the season for one of the most loved gourmet products in the world is coming and it’s time to hunt truffles! Did you know there is a special University in Italy for training truffle hunting dogs? Known as Continue Reading
IF you have never bought truffles because, frankly, you do not know how to begin and you are afraid you will get skunked, well, you are not alone. Serious home cooks and even food pros are bamboozled all the time. It’s actually pretty difficult and always expensive to attain good-quality Continue Reading
