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20-10-2005, 03.01.03
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> wrote:
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>Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish,
>apparently.[/color]
White truffles are indeed very good, but they don't keep very long and
don't travel well, so I wouldn't buy one at astronomical prices very
far from where it was dug up.
There are a number of truffle fairs near where I live, and when I go
to one, I usually buy a little white truffle and a few bigger black
ones. The white ones definitely have a more delicate flavour. When we
get out of our car at the fair, the aroma of truffles fills the air.
The flavour degrades very quickly as I learned one year when I tried
to keep part of one for a week. You're supposed to keep them wrapped
in a slightly damp cloth (or paper towel) inside a tightly sealed jar
in the refrigerator. However, by the end of the week, it only had a
fraction of the flavour it had had the first time I tasted it.
The price is very high, but you only need a very little bit to flavour
a dish. We have a friend who goes truffle hunting and last year he
invited us and some other friends to an all-truffle dinner.
Appetizers, pasta, two meat courses and side dishes flavored with
truffles. Only one of the courses featured white truffle, the rest
were flavoured with black truffle. A real feast.
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Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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20-10-2005, 03.03.20
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:45:01 +0100, Keith Anderson
<keithanderson@MUNGEDbsuk.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote:
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>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish,
>>apparently.[/color]
>
>With tartufi bianchi at GBP £1,500 (or more) per kilo, I'm not
>surprised that your query has been met with silence so far, and I
>can't speak from experience, I'm afraid. But they say the strong
>flavour makes a little go a long way.[/color]
In Italy, we are supposed to be having a bumper crop of truffles (and
also porcini mushrooms) because it was such a cool damp summer. That
should bring the price down a bit.
I've never paid anywhere near that much for truffles, but then I'm
close to the source.
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Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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20-10-2005, 03.03.20
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:45:01 +0100, Keith Anderson
<keithanderson@MUNGEDbsuk.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote:
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>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish,
>>apparently.[/color]
>
>With tartufi bianchi at GBP £1,500 (or more) per kilo, I'm not
>surprised that your query has been met with silence so far, and I
>can't speak from experience, I'm afraid. But they say the strong
>flavour makes a little go a long way.[/color]
In Italy, we are supposed to be having a bumper crop of truffles (and
also porcini mushrooms) because it was such a cool damp summer. That
should bring the price down a bit.
I've never paid anywhere near that much for truffles, but then I'm
close to the source.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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20-10-2005, 03.03.20
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:45:01 +0100, Keith Anderson
<keithanderson@MUNGEDbsuk.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote:
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>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish,
>>apparently.[/color]
>
>With tartufi bianchi at GBP £1,500 (or more) per kilo, I'm not
>surprised that your query has been met with silence so far, and I
>can't speak from experience, I'm afraid. But they say the strong
>flavour makes a little go a long way.[/color]
In Italy, we are supposed to be having a bumper crop of truffles (and
also porcini mushrooms) because it was such a cool damp summer. That
should bring the price down a bit.
I've never paid anywhere near that much for truffles, but then I'm
close to the source.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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20-10-2005, 03.03.20
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:45:01 +0100, Keith Anderson
<keithanderson@MUNGEDbsuk.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish,
>>apparently.[/color]
>
>With tartufi bianchi at GBP £1,500 (or more) per kilo, I'm not
>surprised that your query has been met with silence so far, and I
>can't speak from experience, I'm afraid. But they say the strong
>flavour makes a little go a long way.[/color]
In Italy, we are supposed to be having a bumper crop of truffles (and
also porcini mushrooms) because it was such a cool damp summer. That
should bring the price down a bit.
I've never paid anywhere near that much for truffles, but then I'm
close to the source.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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20-10-2005, 03.03.20
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:45:01 +0100, Keith Anderson
<keithanderson@MUNGEDbsuk.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish,
>>apparently.[/color]
>
>With tartufi bianchi at GBP £1,500 (or more) per kilo, I'm not
>surprised that your query has been met with silence so far, and I
>can't speak from experience, I'm afraid. But they say the strong
>flavour makes a little go a long way.[/color]
In Italy, we are supposed to be having a bumper crop of truffles (and
also porcini mushrooms) because it was such a cool damp summer. That
should bring the price down a bit.
I've never paid anywhere near that much for truffles, but then I'm
close to the source.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
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20-10-2005, 03.33.54
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On 2005-10-19 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> said:
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> Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish, apparently.[/color]
They are wonderful, especially near the source in Northern Italy. I get
one as a gift from my local mushroom man here in San Francisco, usually
about Thanksgiving time every year. Unlike black truffles, they are not
to be cooked, but shaved over the hot pasta or risotto or chicken
breast saute at the last minute. If I had to buy them retail ... I
don't know ... I might hesitate. bill
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20-10-2005, 03.33.54
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On 2005-10-19 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> said:
[color=blue]
> Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish, apparently.[/color]
They are wonderful, especially near the source in Northern Italy. I get
one as a gift from my local mushroom man here in San Francisco, usually
about Thanksgiving time every year. Unlike black truffles, they are not
to be cooked, but shaved over the hot pasta or risotto or chicken
breast saute at the last minute. If I had to buy them retail ... I
don't know ... I might hesitate. bill
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20-10-2005, 03.33.54
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On 2005-10-19 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> said:
[color=blue]
> Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish, apparently.[/color]
They are wonderful, especially near the source in Northern Italy. I get
one as a gift from my local mushroom man here in San Francisco, usually
about Thanksgiving time every year. Unlike black truffles, they are not
to be cooked, but shaved over the hot pasta or risotto or chicken
breast saute at the last minute. If I had to buy them retail ... I
don't know ... I might hesitate. bill
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20-10-2005, 03.33.54
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Re: White truffles -- worth the hype and price?
On 2005-10-19 15:50:12 -0700, poldy <poldy@kfu.com> said:
[color=blue]
> Someone suggested tartuffo bianco, as part of some pasta dish, apparently.[/color]
They are wonderful, especially near the source in Northern Italy. I get
one as a gift from my local mushroom man here in San Francisco, usually
about Thanksgiving time every year. Unlike black truffles, they are not
to be cooked, but shaved over the hot pasta or risotto or chicken
breast saute at the last minute. If I had to buy them retail ... I
don't know ... I might hesitate. bill
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