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Featured article in Tuorlo Magazine
A few years ago we shared our thoughts on the truth about white truffles - which goes into detail on why not all 'Alba' truffles are from Alba and the best white truffles don't necessarily come from Italy. Anastasia Avramenko has expanded on this...
Truffles in 2022 🖤
Truffles have been enjoyed for centuries, but have been particularly gaining in popularity for the last decade. They're now more in demand than ever. We believe this is very much set to continue, as they are the perfect decadent food treat for the...
“Truffle Hound” by Rowan Jacobsen
It was nice to be featured recently in a new book about truffles - “Truffle Hound” - by award-winning author Rowan Jacobson. Rowan came to visit us in Wiltshire and it was a pleasure to show him a window into our world, as well as sharing with him...
Kang Leong’s Black Truffle Grilled Cheese
Kang from londoneater.com has shared this delicious grilled cheese sandwich recipe using our fresh black winter truffles. Find more of Kang's recipes on his Instagram Cheese, truffle, butter, all things that go well together. You need a lot less...
Jeremy Chan’s Truffle Butter Porridge
A delicious and original way to enjoy our Ampersand cultured truffle butter at breakfast time, with this super simple porridge recipe by our friend Jeremy Chan, from the wonderful, ground breaking Ikoyi restaurant in Central London. Truffle...
Alex Dilling’s Truffle Beurre Blanc recipe
Below is a recipe from our good friend Alex Dilling, the Chef de Cuisine at The Greenhouse in Mayfair - one of the most exciting restaurants in the world right now, currently holding 2 Michelin stars and widely tipped for a third. To recreate this...
The Truth About Truffle Products
Why don’t we sell ‘normal’ truffle products? Because they’re nothing to do with real truffles… Almost all are made with an artificial truffle flavouring, which ruins your appreciation of the wonderfully complex natural flavour and aroma of real...
The Truth About White Truffles
Many people still think all white truffles come from Alba, but actually….. none of them do! A controversial statement? Yes. True? Also yes. Allow me to explain… Alba is a town in the province of Cuneo, in the region of Piedmonte in north western...
Guy Manning’s Truffle Ajo Blanco
Every now and then we'll be featuring a recipe from one of our friends / customers (usually the same thing), showcasing some great ideas for delicious ways to serve truffles... Kicking things off here is our very old friend Guy Manning from The Red...
Storage and shelf life
A very important part of using fresh truffles is looking after them properly. Most chefs only purchase truffles once or twice a week, or maybe even less frequently, so keeping them in optimum condition for as long as possible is crucial. Firstly,...
Welcome to Our World
Welcome to our wonderful world of truffles… I love sharing truffle stories and information; this blog creates a place to do it. I’ll be telling stories about our immediate truffle surroundings - our woods, dogs and hunts - but also talking about...