If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter you already know I'm excited. July is the big month for Southern Hemisphere truffles, and I think I was born in July for this exact reason. What do I want for my birthday? Truffles, please! Rubies are out (I was never really convinced about them), and truffle is officially my new birth stone.
Well, they do kind of look like rocks.
We celebrated the start of the season by popping in to visit the Madame, and picked up a little 13g Tasmanian treat. Good friends were coming for dinner, and we wanted to surprise them.
To kick off the season, we served a small entree of fresh pasta (only homemade will do in this case) with butter, and grated truffle on top while it was still hot:
I love the way the tendrils of shaved truffle cling to the microplane - it needs a couple of sharp taps against the edge of the bowl from time to time.
The heat releases the smell from the truffle, and much time was spent savouring the smell before we remembered to eat!
Buttered bread helped us to clean our bowls and to finish off every last crumb of truffle!
We will return for more in coming weeks - and promise to share.
Well, they do kind of look like rocks.
We celebrated the start of the season by popping in to visit the Madame, and picked up a little 13g Tasmanian treat. Good friends were coming for dinner, and we wanted to surprise them.
To kick off the season, we served a small entree of fresh pasta (only homemade will do in this case) with butter, and grated truffle on top while it was still hot:
I love the way the tendrils of shaved truffle cling to the microplane - it needs a couple of sharp taps against the edge of the bowl from time to time.
The heat releases the smell from the truffle, and much time was spent savouring the smell before we remembered to eat!
Buttered bread helped us to clean our bowls and to finish off every last crumb of truffle!
We will return for more in coming weeks - and promise to share.
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