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Fungi, Attraction & Why Truffles smell?

By Russ / 24/02/2023 / Comments Off on Fungi, Attraction & Why Truffles smell?

“Fungi are everywhere but they are easy to miss. They are inside you and around you. They sustain you and all that you depend on. As you read these words, fungi are changing the way that life happens, as they have done for more than a billion years. They are eating rock, making soil, digesting…

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How to prepare and serve Fresh Truffles

By Russ / 14/02/2023 / Comments Off on How to prepare and serve Fresh Truffles

What is the best way to serve fresh truffles on a dish? To help answer that question directly, we have put together a quick guide to offer a few suggestions on how to best serve your fresh truffles. TLDR Shaving Fresh Truffles Shaved truffles on top of a dish can be visually very impressive. The look…

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Talking Truffles – The Truffle Company on TalkTV

By Russ / 05/02/2023 / Comments Off on Talking Truffles – The Truffle Company on TalkTV

The Truffle Company Founder, Russ Williams was recently interviewed on TalkTV by Kevin O’Sullivan about the wonderful world of Truffles. Take a look in the player below. Remember, you can always contact The Truffle Company with any questions you have about Truffles. You can always watch the full show on TalkTV’s catch up service here.

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What drinks are best to pair with Caviar?

By Russ / 12/01/2023 / Comments Off on What drinks are best to pair with Caviar?

Caviar is synonymous with celebration. The best way to serve caviar at a party is to pair it with alcohol. Two beverages in particular are timeless pairings – Champagne and Vodka. Pairing Vodka with caviar is a Russian tradition. In the food world this pairing is considered standard. A high quality vodka served straight and…

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How to serve Caviar

By Russ / 12/01/2023 / Comments Off on How to serve Caviar

It is quite difficult to convey the taste of caviar. Each small bite has approximately 15 flavour experiences. No single container of fish eggs is precisely the same. Each spoonful tastes like a gorgeous representation of those wonderful things that remind us of the ocean. Some say eating caviar tastes like salt and fresh fish.…

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How did eating Caviar start?

By Russ / 12/01/2023 / Comments Off on How did eating Caviar start?

How did eating Caviar start? The British kings of the middle ages reserved all the sturgeon fish meat for their own consumption and Edward II knighted it the “Royal Fish”, set aside solely for royalty. However, it was the Persians who first prepared and savored sturgeon roe. The word “caviar” actually comes from the Persian…

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How We Prepare Your Fresh Truffles

By Russ / 13/09/2022 / Comments Off on How We Prepare Your Fresh Truffles

When you buy a fresh truffle, you expect it to be fresh, ripe, and free from significant blemishes. The quality of our fresh truffles is vitally important to us, and so there are a number of things we do in preparing fresh truffles, to ensure only the best truffle reaches you when you receive your…

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The Truffle Company History – a personal journey

By Russ / 14/03/2022 / Comments Off on The Truffle Company History – a personal journey

A Bit About Me & The Truffle Company At the time of writing it is 2020. Probably the strangest year of my life. It’s fair to say that we have all suffered this year. It’s been a year of change and restriction – changes to families, some being kept apart altogether, some unable to even…

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Some Ideas on How to Get the Most from Your Fresh Truffles

By Russ / 14/03/2022 / Comments Off on Some Ideas on How to Get the Most from Your Fresh Truffles

Here are just a few simple recipe ideas and a little inspiration of how you could utilise just 30g of fresh truffle: Fresh Truffle and Egg sleepover: leave some fresh truffle at least overnight in a sealed container with half a dozen fresh organic eggs. Your Eggs will magically absorb the aroma and will become…

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Learn about Truffles – Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

By Russ / 14/03/2022 / Comments Off on Learn about Truffles – Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

Truffles have always been revered and date as far back as 1600 B.C. These special funghi are known as the “diamonds of the earth” and also “Earth’s Testicles”. There are over 200 species of truffles. The most revered truffles are the Aestivum Vitt., Uncinatum, Magnatum Pico, and Melanosporum. Chocolate Truffles are named after the mushroom…

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