We went once to this Alba truffle festival (and actually bought 1 black truffle which got fungus on it in few days because I am a clueless idiot and this was ju

We went once to this Alba truffle festival (and actually bought 1 black truffle which got fungus on it in few days because I am a clueless idiot and this was just 10 euro curiosity), quite nice experience if you are around. But what is described in the article about scales was definitely not present in those few restaurants in Alba that we visited. We got boatloads of finely grated / super thin sliced black or white truffles on plates but nowhere were any scales seen. I think best truffle experience there was some local salami made with truffle bits in the festival stalls themselves, that taste was heavenly. That being said, we have some olive oil and balsamico flavored with truffles (real and artificial), which has actually stronger flavor than original mushrooms which have rather mild taste, and we use it very sparingly, not missing it at all. I guess one can overeat even on truffles (or at least that taste). One final point - many here and article too mentioned that it smells like gas. Maybe my olfactory system is broken but I never had this association, nor with real truffles nor with imitation.