tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post6953312978675170032..comments2017-05-15T06:25:34.076-04:00Comments on Fish, Eat, Drink and be Mary: Truffle Seasonladyflyfshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715911521612368967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post-70593318324749490432012-02-05T17:11:01.247-05:002012-02-05T17:11:01.247-05:00Hey. Beautiful truffles. I want to ask you, Can yo...Hey. Beautiful truffles. I want to ask you, Can you help me with truffles?hluzovkahttp://www.hluzovka.szm.sknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post-54665170476870719282009-01-15T17:51:00.000-05:002009-01-15T17:51:00.000-05:00Hey Mare,Since the Marketplace has a relatively sh...Hey Mare,<BR/>Since the Marketplace has a relatively short life, we'll probably show at Valley River Inn early (11am - meet in the lobby?), and hoping they'll be enough things to munch on in the "Market", we'll hold off lunch til afterward (say early dinner at 5?). And if we follow that plan, you are more than welcome to join us. We hate going to Eugene w/o having at least one good meal!<BR/><BR/>Did you see that they're going to have a "dog training" session there? Bring Maggie! Ha!<BR/>docdrfugawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900196927710065042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post-37198781354688857052009-01-15T11:18:00.000-05:002009-01-15T11:18:00.000-05:00Doc, yes, I am planning on being at the marketplac...Doc, yes, I am planning on being at the marketplace at the festival so we should make contact prior so we can meet.ladyflyfshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715911521612368967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post-27829740287634324722009-01-15T08:59:00.000-05:002009-01-15T08:59:00.000-05:00Very impressive, Mary - and it sounds like you've ...Very impressive, Mary - and it sounds like you've got an A-1 truffle dog in the making! Are you planning to go up to The Truffle Festival in Eugene? http://www.oregontrufflefestival.com/index.html<BR/>The regular events are for the super-rich, but the Marketplace on Sunday is only $15, and should be fun. If you go up, let's meet up.<BR/>docdrfugawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900196927710065042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post-10831347144751097232009-01-13T17:06:00.000-05:002009-01-13T17:06:00.000-05:00Finny, Maggie found the truffle all on her own wit...Finny, Maggie found the truffle all on her own with absolutely no training whatsoever. For one thing, I didn't have any ripe truffles to use for training purposes. Now that I have some good ripe specimens I'm going to work on some training as you've described using film canisters with holes poked in them and hide them around the house.<BR/><BR/>I think the white truffles lend themselves better to pasta and cream sauces. I like the blacks paired with cheeses, such as brie, camembert (triple cream) etc. It is especially good to grate the truffle over some ripe cheese spread on bread or crackers. It is also good mixed with cream cheese. I might try some with Mascarpone and serve with some kind of dessert also. I have heard of shaving blacks over ice cream and I'm going to try my hand at making some black truffle ice cream here in the next day or so.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion, a good ripe Oregon white truffle rivals the Italian counterpart but when it comes to the Oregon black vs. a European black, they are just very different beasts and I think it somewhat unfair to compare them side by side. Kind of an apples and oranges thing going on there. The sweet aroma of the Oregon black makes it pair well with desserts. I'd leave the whites for the pastas with cream sauces. All truffles do pair well with fatty foods and truffled butter is always a good way to preserve them. I already have 4 big logs of it in the freezer so I want to use these fresh.ladyflyfshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715911521612368967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098749020125299177.post-11309127469443559972009-01-13T14:36:00.000-05:002009-01-13T14:36:00.000-05:00Great post, Mary! Looks like your truffle hound is...Great post, Mary! Looks like your truffle hound is getting it done. Did you train Maggie with ripe truffles hidden in a sock, as I've heard elsewhere?<BR/><BR/>To be honest, my food experiences with Oregon black truffles have been so-so to date. I'm with you on the pineapple smell; personally, I'd rather pair the garlicky smell of white truffles with, say, pasta. <BR/><BR/>A couple months ago at a Seattle restaurant I ordered angel-hair pasta in butter with shaved black truffles on top; though the truffles showed good marbling and looked ripe, the taste was much less intense than French black or Italian white truffles. I hear what you're saying about the harvest of unripe Oregon truffles--it was definitely a problem for a while--but I wonder whether even perfect specimens can compete with European truffles. What do you think?<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>FinnyLangdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.com