A couple of weeks ago, our guests Sue and Jeff brought a white truffle back from the Alba Truffle Festival. We served it up that evening with fresh tagliatelle and butter. We drank a 2003 Nebbiolo with it.
The next morning, there was enough of the truffle left over to make some creamy scrambled eggs -- over which I shaved the remains of the night before.
Truffles always surprise people. I think because they have a very intense aroma, people expect them to have an overwhelming taste, which they do not. The flavor is sublime.
There are not alot of truffles around this year. This is the opposite of what we expected, since we had a really wet spring.
Other dishes which are served in Piemonte with shaved white truffles include:
Goat Cheese (Robiola)i
Carpaccio (raw filet, thinly sliced)
Fried Eggs
Baby Ravioli filled with Fontina Cheese
6 comments:
Truffles are def. one of my favorite things.
There is a restaurant in Trastevere that have this dish with fava beans and truffles. Sooooo good.
me too, ragazza. Fava tartufi sounds mmmmm fab.
That was SO delish, and I think the aroma is still in my nose...
Having white truffle raviolis our last night in Piemonte was one of the most sublime experiences of my relatively short life. We would have tried going to Alba for the festival, but decided against it for a few reasons--to give Michael a break before having to drive to Malpensa first thing Sunday morning, and to get one last day in Acqui proper. The raviolis were a nice substitute.
Amy, I got that dish at a plate outlet in New Hope, PA :)
I agree ladies, white truffles are something out of the ordinary. Something to be savored!!
It is nice to know that all of that darn rain came to some good!
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