[munro]

I am interested in your descriptions of the aroma and taste of truffles - black, white, European, American, or other varieties. I've heard everything from port, soil, pineapples, chocolate, tobacco and pheromones attractive to spore distributing pigs but none of these quite pinpoints it.

And as a new member I'd like to say hello and many thanks for considering my first post.

[boar_d_laze]

Originally Posted by munro

I am interested in your descriptions of the aroma and taste of truffles - black, white, European, American, or other varieties. I've heard everything from port, soil, pineapples, chocolate, tobacco and pheromones attractive to spore distributing pigs but none of these quite pinpoints it.

And as a new member I'd like to say hello and many thanks for considering my first post.

An autumn forest floor crowded with fallen leaves, immediately after the rain stops and the sun first comes out.

BDL

[munro]

Originally Posted by boar_d_laze

An autumn forest floor crowded with fallen leaves, immediately after the rain stops and the sun first comes out.

BDL

nice - thanks

[chrose]

Sex. Very earthy and primal smelling.

[siduri]

I was about to write, much more prosaically, "dirt," but bdl's poetic version is much more appealing. It's a very special kind of dirt, for sure. There are alot of truffled things that taste really bad, to my mouth, but i suspect they;re made with bad truffles, or truffle extract or soemthing like that. But the couple of times i had fettuccine with butter and truffles i'd have to agree with the very special dirt taste. (Note, too, that my cooking career began with extensive mudpie baking as a kid, and i always loved that special autumn smell of the dirt).