Mushroom Soup anyone?
Nov 7, 2015 16:41:20 #
Nov 7, 2015 16:47:11 #
I've never even seen one let alone tasted one, and I see from that price the current state of affairs is gonna be permanent. :shock:
Nov 7, 2015 17:03:46 #
I'm in the wrong business. In addition, the only kind of truffle I like is the chocolate sort. LOL
Nov 7, 2015 17:33:11 #
Menkaure wrote:
Took this quick pic at a Virginia store.
I've always been curious about them, but wouldn't pay the price to taste one. I do know they are very strongly flavored so you don't need much to flavor a dish. Also, like mushrooms, they don't weigh much. It seems pretty poor marketing to price them by the pound. They might sell more if they priced them by the ounce.
Nov 7, 2015 17:34:23 #
At that price, I wonder how soon we will be seeing the fake truffle hustlers go into action. Can your ordinary back yard mushroom be trufflized.
Nov 8, 2015 05:49:33 #
John_F wrote:
At that price, I wonder how soon we will be seeing the fake truffle hustlers go into action. Can your ordinary back yard mushroom be trufflized.
I believe that the truffle mushroom is a particular variety that only grows UNDERGROUND, generally sniffed out by pigs
Nov 8, 2015 07:28:57 #
Menkaure wrote:
Took this quick pic at a Virginia store.
Sure, they're expensive, but they're light. :D
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Nov 8, 2015 09:03:04 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
I've always been curious about them, but wouldn't pay the price to taste one. I do know they are very strongly flavored so you don't need much to flavor a dish. Also, like mushrooms, they don't weigh much. It seems pretty poor marketing to price them by the pound. They might sell more if they priced them by the ounce.
They price them by the pound for effect........ego, etc.
Nov 8, 2015 09:07:10 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Sure, they're expensive, but they're light. :D
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Don't be so definitive u til you have tasted them!
Forget the price.....they are very, very light and they get multi-uses out of them. As examples----they are stored in the pic in rice and they then sell the rice separately (or you can do the same at home). You can do the same with olive oil.
One small truffle the size of a jax ball will go a long way as an occasional, special treat.
Nov 8, 2015 09:07:42 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
jerryc41 wrote:
Sure, they're expensive, but they're light. :D
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Thirty-five years ago I ate spaghetti with white truffles shaved over it in a restaurant in Perugia. It didn't cost a fortune and the truffles made the dish.
Nov 8, 2015 23:46:47 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
And now more often by dogs. The pigs tend to tear up the forest floor while rooting, and in addition they want a chunk of that truffle as a reward. Dogs however will sniff them out for a biscuit, and the hunter can gently unearth them, causing less environmental damage.
bigalw wrote:
I believe that the truffle mushroom is a particular variety that only grows UNDERGROUND, generally sniffed out by pigs
Nov 8, 2015 23:50:32 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
Don't kid yourself Jerry. Go to a grocery store and price out Spanish Saffron. It goes for around $4600 / lb. However they only sell you a pinch of it to you for around $18.00.
jerryc41 wrote:
Sure, they're expensive, but they're light. :D
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Nothing could taste good enough to cost that much.
Nov 8, 2015 23:53:14 #
coj
Loc: NJ, USA
Ahhh, yes, white truffles are less expensive, but the black ones cost the big bucks. And the unscrupulous sell Italian truffles as French ones for an extra profit.
berchman wrote:
Thirty-five years ago I ate spaghetti with white truffles shaved over it in a restaurant in Perugia. It didn't cost a fortune and the truffles made the dish.
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