From the forest floor to dining table – truffles
I was given a present the other day, from my husband Tim. It was a big, plump black truffle, weighing 29 grams. It was born in Christchurch, and bought at McKibbon’s of Royalburn in Queenstown. Arriving in an air-tight container, sitting on a bed of white tissue, it looked like a golden egg. When I […]
Truffle hunting in Italy
While visiting Italy, we had an incredible truffle hunting experience in Alba, in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. We found a local truffle hunter, Giovanni and his dog Pearla, who took us into the woods in search of truffles. Although it’s not the season for the most prestigious white truffles, black truffles are in […]