Truffles? What's that all about?

[Carlos Harper]

At the risk of being a philistine.... I'm not sure they're worth it!


First time for me, with scallops. Scallops very nice but the T.... Not sure it added that much?

[CAPP0]

Probably one of those Marmite things. I love truffle myself, to the point of seeking it out on a menu, but, for example, I can't even begin to contemplate oysters. Different strokes!

[Pferdestarke]

Often the case with revered items.

In the same way a lobster can so easily disappoint.

Or a poorly constructed BigMac even.

Get yourself some decent truffle oil and play around with adding it to sauces and purees. I've had some good results that way.

[krallicious]

Winter and Summer truffles (the black ones) are normally just added so people can say "Oh look, I have truffle on my dish" and there are a lot of people who will pay quite a bit extra for a dish with them on. A winter truffle, around the size of a golf ball, costs around £10!

The only truffles worth having are the white ones which should be coming to market in a couple of weeks as this year has been perfect for mushrooms. Ceps have been around in central Europe since August and there are a lot of them. Prices are around £23 a kilo which is about £10 to £15 cheaper than normal for this time of year.

I am hoping that there will be a glut of white truffles which means that they should be slightly more affordable which means more people can find out what the fuss is all about as they taste divine.

Having said all that, they are still far too expensive for what they are.