In the previous article, we introduced you to the past and present life of truffles, an expensive ingredient (interested friends can find the article posted before this number), today we will continue to talk about how to eat truffles in order to experience its unique flavor.

In the previous article, we have said: truffle is characterized by its rich aroma, can stimulate the unique aroma of many ingredients. That's why, in general, truffles appear as a side dish, highlighting the flavors of the main dish. The only exception to this rule is the white truffle, known as the "white diamond".

The world's most expensive truffle - white truffle

White truffle is the most expensive truffle, currently holds the world record for the highest price of truffle is a pair of white truffles produced in Italy, their owner is the "King of Gamblers" in Macau. "Ho Hong? Gobble? /p>

White truffles have a rich aroma, taste and smell more intense than black truffles. In order to better experience the unique aroma that comes with this high-priced ingredient, white truffles are usually eaten raw, sliced thinly and scattered directly on the food. Some people believe that white truffles are so expensive that chefs are afraid to cook them for fear of ruining the precious ingredient, so they come up with the idea of eating them raw. Whatever the reason, the best way to eat white truffles is to slice them and put them on toasted artisanal bread, drizzled with a little Umbrian olive oil, also from Italy (Umbrian olive oil, because of its light flavor, does not interfere with the white truffle's natural fragrance. Tuscan olive oil has a strong fruity flavor, and Sicilian olive oil has too much aroma), and sprinkle with a little coarse salt (be sure to use only coarse salt, not refined salt).

But if you want to eat them cooked, they must be cooked at high temperatures to bring out the full flavor of the white truffle. Sophisticated Europeans have long stipulated that white truffles must be cooked in 999.6 sterling silver pots with titanium handles. This is because this type of pot has the best heat conductivity of all cookware. Want to know how to clean and care for a silver truffle pan? Jonathan Swift's (a famous 17th-century English writer, political commentator, and master of satire) "The Slave's Discipline" will tell you.

More People's Choice - Black Truffles

Black truffles are relatively affordable compared to white truffles. Of course, there are black winter truffles and black summer truffles, and the former are a notch more expensive than the latter.

Black truffles are more flavorful when cooked than raw, and go well with beef, chicken, fish, omelettes, spaghetti, penne, and even rice. Black truffles are also used in desserts to enhance the flavor of the dessert.

Pasta with black truffles

There are many famous dishes about black truffles. One of the most famous is in 1810, Napoleon learned that one of his subordinates had a captain who gave birth to 19 children ate a truffle hen cooked in champagne before each act, so he asked the military commander of Périgord to find the best large quantities of black truffles and hens as it were, and the result was that he got a child in one fell swoop.

Chicken soup with black truffle

Omelette with black truffle is also a traditional French dish. A simple egg with a thin black truffle skin is transformed into a famous dish on the table of the aristocracy. Another "phoenix" with the help of black truffles is the cream soup.

Eggs fried with black truffles

Cream of truffle soup

Black truffles are also found in China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Because of the unique odor of the black truffle is not popular, and this odor is especially popular with sows, so the local people call the black truffle "pig arching mushrooms". In the past, the local people did not eat much truffle, but with the increasing foreign contact, people began to discover the value of this "pig arching fungus", so they began to collect a large number of exports, and occasionally left some for their own consumption. The way to eat it is traditional Chinese cooking. When it comes to eating mushrooms, I don't think you'll find anyone in China who knows how to eat them better than the people of Yunnan.

A more economical way to eat truffles -- truffle oil and truffle sauce

Because truffles are not easy to store and lose their flavor over time, and because they are expensive, a more cost-effective way to use them has been invented: they are placed in olive oil and soaked in truffle oil, or made into truffle sauce.

Truffle oil is best used in soups to bring out the flavor without overpowering it. A touch of truffle oil in a cream of mushroom soup gives it a subtle aroma. Truffle sauce is great on warm toast, and a little bit of truffle sauce on toasted bread is simply delicious.

However, most truffle oils sold in stores today are synthetically formulated, with not much real truffle content. But for the average consumer, it's nice to be able to get a taste of truffle (even if it's a synthetic flavor) at a popular price.

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