5 ms·
Interesting, I'd heard of truffle oil, but not that some truffles are flavourless. Thought this was pretty fascinating - https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022
by anfractuosity 4y ago
Interesting, I'd heard of truffle oil, but not that some truffles are flavourless.
Thought this was pretty fascinating -
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jul/24/puzzle-of-prized-white-truffles-finally-yields-science-fungi https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jul/24/puzzle-of-prize... on the importance of particular trees in their growth.
- mft_ 4y agoAn Italian restaurant in a small German town nearby serves simple truffle pasta. I had it once and was disappointed - the truffles were shaved over the pasta, and it was relatively tasteless. I'd always assumed it was just because they were using cheap truffles --and from the infographic I'm sure they were-- but it's nice to know that at least they're serving the real thing and not resorting to fake flavourings. The strongly-flavoured 'truffle fries' I remember from trips to the US, not so much...