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Fresh Truffles – So Many Names!!!

A customer emailed me recently in a mild state of confusion around all the different types and names of seasonal fresh truffles, throughout the year....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fungi, Attraction & Why Truffles smell?

Take a deep dive on Fungi to understand more about them, and, specifically why truffles smell (so good!)? A Bit about Fungi generally "Fungi are...
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The difference between European and Australian Black Winter Truffles (“Perigord”)

European (Spanish, French, Italian) and Australian Périgord Black Winter truffles are the exact same botanical species (Tuber melanosporum). The difference comes down to harvest season...
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Cooking with Fresh Truffles – The Essential Lesson Every Home Cook Needs to Know

Few ingredients carry the same sense of luxury and anticipation as fresh truffles. Whether it's the earthy aroma of a black truffle or the intoxicating...
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