Comments on: Mushroom & Truffle Pasta a la Marketman

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:35:15 +0000

Mojo, truffle oil from Santis delicatessens (all over Metro) or S&L Fine Foods on Yakal St.

By: Mojo Torres

Mojo Torres — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:29:16 +0000

Where can I buy truffle oil here in the Metro?

By: Khew

Khew — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 07:54:00 +0000

I’ve always felt that truffles smelt “gassy” and I’m reminded of “gaseous” fruits, namely cempedak, kuini( mangifera odorata ) or bachang( mangifera foetida ). So, I’m thinking, what if one of these were packed with eggs, dried mushrooms, short grained rice or butter to have its smell absorbed? Would there be an approximation of truffles when these foods are cooked?

By: Monty

Monty — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:35:05 +0000

Sgboy, the Chinese truffles use to sell here for P6,000 per kg, compared to summer truffles at 30k and winter truffles at 200k. Even at “just” 6k per kg., shaving cardboard on pasta would probably be a tastier choice. I don’t know if they still sell the Chinese stuff here though since you can’t fool people with that junk forever.

By: Lynne-Enroute.com

Lynne-Enroute.com — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:15:39 +0000

I’ll agree with that overwhelming scent. there were these truffle honey that had savings of truffle that was just enough to fit a fingernail, and I can barely taste the honey already.

By: jakbkk

jakbkk — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:35:26 +0000

have some truffles in olive oil at home and am gonna try this recipe this weekend. btw, i just noticed that when i click on the picture on the homepage, it directs me to the picture and not the article. not sure if that was the real purpose but it would better if it redirected me to the article page rather than the picture. clicking on the picture on the article page should direct me to the picture page (which is what is happening on this page).

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:26:37 +0000

Sgboy, more likely, the dishes served in Manila are MOSTLY made with bottled truffle oil, which unless incredibly pricey and from a good source, is very likely made with synthetic or “faked out” truffle flavoring. Real truffles have an overwhelming, pungent, fragrant (for some, not all) aroma that is distinctive and almost unmistakably truffle… Having fresh white truffles shaved onto a bowl of hot pasta is one of the most amazing culinary pleasures in the probably “highly overpriced” realm. It’s on the same level for me as really good beluga caviar. Bottled versions are several notches down, and truffle oil, only when you don’t have access to the others and frankly, are in need of a fix… :) pixienixie, truffle oil in the Philippines can sometimes be found for say PHP800-1,000 for a medium-small bottle. Better versions can run up to PHP4,000 for a tiny bottle. The former is what is typically used in restaurant pasta dishes I gather.

By: Sgboy

Sgboy — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:40:33 +0000

I once saw a feature on Chinese truffles and how it is marketed as the French or Italian truffles or mixed in and sold at extremely low price! Of course the flavor is non comparable to the authentic. Now I wonder, if almost all dish spiked with truffles that is served in the metro, and priced low, that couldve been from China and not the real deal!
Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/6NDVh_hNEE0

By: Monty

Monty — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:43:06 +0000

We once bought a half kilo of French summer truffles for around 15k. Had very little flavor so we shaved it on pasta and added some truffle oil to amp up the flavor. It did impress the hell out of our guests who thought the real deal tasted so good. Didn’t have the heart to tell them that the truffle flavor really came from the oil.

I talked to an Australian truffle farmer who said the summer truffles’ mild flavor easily dissipates unless eaten right away. Having been in restaurants that have truffle festivals around this time of the year, I can sadly say that that farmer knew what he was talking about. With winter truffles costing 200k to 300k per kg, most of us would rather reach for that bottle of truffle oil for that earthy flavor fix.

By: EJ

EJ — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:01:29 +0000

So timely! Some friends have just given me a small bottle of whole truffles. This article certainly inspires :-)