How to Make Black Truffle Paste (Video)
A great way to stretch out black summer truffles (tuber aestivum vitt) is to make a paste. This is a really simple recipe. I used
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Black Truffle Paste (Tuber Aestivum)
Black summer truffle paste a very simple recipe using fresh tuber aestivum and no artificial flavourings.
Julia’s Grandmother’s Gnocchi with White Truffle
I was very lucky for a time in my life to have the lovely Julia as my sister-in-law. Her grandmother Alice had come over from Sicily and lived in Pittsburgh, USA. This was one of grandma Alice’s own grandma’s recipes that my brother and Julia adapted during the years they lived together in Baltimore and Pittsburgh.
Can You Find Truffles Without A Dog?
Read this if you don’t have a truffle dog and are thinking about hunting for truffles using a rake.
Spinach Tagliatelle With Mushroom Sauce and White Truffle Recipe
When cooking any dish which will be served with white truffle simplicity is key and this is a cleverly simple dish. Cream and mushrooms are a perfect accompaniment to the white truffle as they don’t challenge its strong aroma. The fresh tagliatelle is made with spinach from the garden. This adds an interesting flavour to …
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Pigs or Dogs- Which Animal is the Better Truffle Hunter?
Often when I tell people that we hunt for truffles, their first question is about how we train the pigs. It seems that the use of pigs in truffle hunting is very firmly ensconced in the collective consciousness. In reality though, the vast majority of tartufai nowadays prefer to hunt with dogs.
Is Truffle Oil Worth Buying?
Truffle oil is produced in laboratories. Once a popular ingredient it quickly fell from grace. Does it belong in the kitchen?
Hunting For Today’s White Truffles
The day started at first light. Truffles have been thin on the ground until now but today there were signs that the season is picking up. In the photo above you get a close-up of a truffle which has just been exposed. This one was found at around 11am today (4th November 2019) by Giovanni and Zeppo.
The Biggest White Truffles Ever Found.
Every year a handful of remarkable white truffles are found that cause a lot of fuss. Most truffle hunters will feel very lucky to find a truffle weighing over 200 grams, here we are talking about truffles around the kilo mark. These are the real prizes in the world of truffles, where the big money is so naturally all hunters dream of finding buried treasure in the form of a super-size white truffle.
How to Make Mushroom and White Truffle Risotto (Video)
One of the classic ways to use a white truffle is to add it to a finished risotto. Truffles take an already delicious dish up several notches and this may be one of the best risottos you ever taste. For such an impressive meal it is surprisingly quick and easy. Try and get hold of a quality chicken stock and you are good to go. Allow around 8 gr of white truffle per serving – more if it’s your birthday.