Comments on: Black Truffles

By: Jerry Kuri

Jerry Kuri — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:36:21 +0000

well, i think there is an abundance of this type growing almost anywhere in our locality, here in Papua New Guinea. I would appreciate if you could make arrange for direct export as soon as possible. Please, provide me with any information about its market. Send me some of the pictures also.

Jerry

By: Jerry Kuri

Jerry Kuri — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:17:34 +0000

I am quite interested in knowing more about perigord black truffles, its market, and any other information. I would really appreciated send me some pictures also.

jerry

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:14:43 +0000

mo albaj, how interesting that you think you have found truffles in Mindanao! I don’t enough about them to identify them, but I would be CAREFUL. It is a fungus after all and if it isn’t the edible kind… I would be worried! :( After all, many mushrooms are poisonous while others taste utterly delicious!

By: mo albaj

mo albaj — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:09:30 +0000

Are there experts here in Manila who can
identify a raw truffle when they see one?

We have found in the highlands of Mindanao
what may turn out to be white truffles as
described in some posts on this subject.

We can show samples to anyone interested.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:56:09 +0000

grainne, if the pasta dishes had black truffles shaved and sprinkled on top, it was the real thing, otherwise, likely to have been an infused oil… at any rate, the top gourmet store/s in Rome have to be Franchi and Castroni that are side by side on a large avenue fairly close to the Vatican, that’s where I photographed the black truffles in the window above…

By: grainne healy

grainne healy — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:19:12 +0000

Hi there

I am currently living in Rome but due to finish up in about 4 weeks and return home to Ireland. I have been fortunate to enjoy a couple of amazing pasta dishes cooked with black truffle (maybe real thing or oil), not quite sure. Can anyone advise me where I can buy some truffle in Rome as I would like to buy a little before returning home.

Thanks

By: Katrina

Katrina — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:36:06 +0000

Hey Mila, let me know if you liked the truffle cream pasta. If you love arugula, also try the appetizer of flatbread rolled with arugula. It’s a very simple dish, but since it’s a big plate good for about 4 people, it’s a nice, cheap starter to munch on while waiting for the pasta. :-)

By the way, for all who want Italian food with lots of wine at no extra cost, Caffe Caruso (Reposo St.) has a promo this week in honor of Italy’s World Cup win: every 2 people gets a free bottle of wine!!! It’s just their house Chianti, but why not?! I’m planning a dinner there with friends as we speak. If you see a bald girl scarfing down baskets upon baskets of bread, please do say “hello!” ;-)

By: Mila

Mila — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:16:15 +0000

I enjoyed reading all the food related essays that Mayle wrote about in his Provence series, plus his book about French/Provence food and cooking, French Lessons.
Bill Bryson I enjoy for his sarcastic and historical tramps around the world. Sometimes he can be a bit to snide, but he can tear a laugh out of me when he shares the stories (his story telling sometimes reminds me of Carlos Celdran’s walking tours. All the gossip!).
As for truffles, I’m having dinner tonight at La Grotta, I hear their truffle cream sauce is quite good.

By: Bay_leaf

Bay_leaf — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:10:55 +0000

Truffles shaved on fettucine…heaven!

and Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence is one of my fave books ever. He’s very funny. :)

Thanks for the tip on Bryson, will check him out.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:45:14 +0000

Flattery will get readers everywhere…heehee, I am amused that I am being compared to Mayle and many moons ago Jeffrey Steingarten…you see, they are WRITERS and I am not…I can’t even figure out when to put an apostrophe! Heehee. Sha, omigod, I would give a minor body part to do the marketing for someone who has no budget! Did you get any lemons from Sorrento? Gonzo, I agree the prices seem exhorbitant but once in a while, a splurge is good…my sister has a good friend in Russia that once facilitated a two kilo can of fresh caviar that was brought back to New York…talk about salt overdose!!! And yes, Bryson is good.