Printbest way for n00b to eat his FIRST REAL 12,5g black truffle?
I've never had a real truffle before. Plenty of the the recently-debunked "truffle oil", and the occasional black-fleck microshavings, but never the real thing. My dad just brought me back a 12,5G black truffle from a reputable dealer in Provence. It's in a little glass jar with maybe 1/2 tsp liquid in there, the ingredients say black truffle, water, salt.
How should I eat it? I've been told omelette, I was thinking of just shaving it up coarsely on a little mound of fresh pasta, maybe after heating it in some butter. Any other ideas? (aside from just eating it straight, which I will definitely do with a piece)
I know I'm probably making too big a deal out of this, but it's fun, so, let me know what you think!
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5 Comments:
About a year ago, I was at La Grotta (www.lagrottaatlanta.com) when the owner came around to the table, beaming with pride - they were celebrating a spectacular truffle, just the one, and had decided to serve it over fettuccini as a special treat to guests that night.
We each were served a small plate, and he shaved six or eight slivers on top of the pasta. It was fantastic. MORE than fantastic. It was incredible.
rbryants at 6:40AM on 06/19/07
sounds good, kinda what my instinct tells me to do. how were the fettuccini dressed?
seyo at 10:10AM on 06/19/07
It was a very light, buttery, cream sauce - not quite an "alfredo" - I'd expect it was nothing more than butter, cream and some black pepper.
rbryants at 10:13AM on 06/19/07
Truffle butter is sold in tiny pots - you should make your own with unsalted butter, softened and then truffle shavings mixed into it - that way, you can enjoy it for quite some time. Refrigeration will keep it fresh.
flakevanille at 11:40AM on 06/19/07
Serve it shaved over a poached egg.
jperlow at 3:45PM on 06/19/07