Summer Black French Truffles - Brushed First Choice

Summer Black French Truffles - Brushed First Choice | Truffles?? More like sponges.

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When the fresh truffle season ends (yes, a dark day indeed in kitchens around the world), we're thankful that there is an alternative to get our truffle fix. Enter preserved truffles. These are not as pungent or flavorful as the fresh kind, however, at a much more accessible price, they do allow you to experiment with truffle recipes. Summer truffles will not be very striking out of the jar, or have much aroma or flavor if used raw. Rather, you need to coax the flavors out, and they will need to be heated up or cooked with to bring out the flavors. Best for used in hot dishes like risottos, omelettes and mashed potatoes. The heat of the dish itself will help bring out the aromas.

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What it is....

As any chef or foodie worth his Fleur de Sel de Guerande Sea Salt knows, fresh truffles are the only real way to go as far as the whole product. Sure, Urbani oils and some truffle butters are a good substitute if you want that infusion, but as for whole truffles, if you want that real quality - A) you're going to pay for it and B) get it from a company that has a high quality of fresh goods that you know and trust (since fresh truffles will cost you a bundle...white more than black. Also seasonality plays into the truffles (black - harvested usually in autumn and winter and white around October and November). Buying "fresh" truffles in May is not usually advised. Local chefs of gourmet restaurants can sometimes tip you off to the good purveyors (if they are worth anything). If nothing else, write to some famous chef you admire and they can give you a source for the goods if you're lucky ;)

The bottom line of this product (or any bottled/not fresh truffle) is this - you get what you pay for...which is to say something substandard for a big price tag. You want good? Empty out your bank account and buy fresh.

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Truffles?? More like sponges.

I absolutely LOVE truffles- use truffle oil, salt, and the occasional fresh truffle when I really get ambitious. I'm not sure why any company would put to market sub-standard products (at ANY price). GourmetFoodStore, a company that has a large selection of gourmet food items and seems to know their business, carries a product entitled "SUMMER BLACK FRENCH TRUFFLES- BRUSHED FIRST CHOICE". I purchased this item then, after opening and tasting it, called the company to complain about the flavor and consistency which can fairly be compared to an edible sponge rubber. I was informed by the vendor that if I wanted more flavor I would have to purchase the fresh truffles. Frankly, it appeared they knew the product wasn;t very good, but then why would they carry it?? Because of other things I have purchased from them, I figured they gained some reputation points for product quality (of other items) and prompt service, so I felt that I would purchase this product, assuming it woud be a good value. Boy was I wrong! I d not anticipate purchasing from GourmetFoodStore again and would not recommend it to anyone. At the very least, they should have offered some sort of restitution for selling a poor quality product- even a small token to demonstrate empathy would have sufficed, but to suggest I make an additional purchase if I wanted "flavor", when that was precisely my expectation for this order was borderline insulting. I am an avid Amazon.com shopper, purchasing thousands of dollars in goods over the past several months, so it's not like I am new to online shopping. I just expect reasonable product quality and good customer service from those companies with which I transact business.

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