Searching for European Truffles
One of the most popular things to do on European vacations is to search for European truffles while you are spending time in scenic parts of this region. In some areas, the art of hunting for truffles is actually a serious sport; people look for these truffles, which are the focus found growing near the roots of trees, so that …
In Season Truffles are a Precious Commodity
Paying thousands of dollars for a condiment seems like an exorbitant amount of money; however, when it comes to in season truffles, this is actually the standard fare. This is on account of the fact that they are so difficult to fine, and are principally only found during October. Therefore, when people ask to include them on their dishes, they …
Truffles – A Valued Foodstuff
Thinking of truffles most of the people would imagine a yummy cake or a pastry baked for consumption. Well this is true. Actually truffles at a cake shop would exactly mean this. The actual history of this delicacy is something completely different from its regular reference as a ‘Cake’. A truffle is a fungus which forms its colonies under the …
White Truffles Come With a Large Price Tag
Just this year a man by the name of Mr. Bae paid 1 Million Hong Kong Dollars (roughly $129,000 USD) for a white Truffle. Weighing a total of 760 grams, this truffle sold for just over $43,000 USD per pound! The only individual to ever top this purchase, when it comes to white truffles, is Stanley Ho, who back in …
Truffle Taste Test
Not too long ago, I had the opportunity of tasting two different kinds of white truffles: the Alba white truffle from Alba, Italy and the harvested Oregon white truffle. As most truffle connoisseurs would tell you, there really is no other truffle in the world like the fresh alba truffle. Having said that, the inoculated Oregon white truffle is still …