Archive for August, 2011
Creme De Menthe Truffle Recipe
Dress this creme de menthe truffle recipe by taking the time to decorate them festively and serve them at holiday parties when family comes to visit. What can be more decadent, yet refreshing than a mint chocolate truffle? The combination of mint and chocolate is a popular hit, especially around the winter holidays.
Creme de Menthe Chocolate Truffle Recipe
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Chocolate Truffles Are The Ultimate Gift
The Marquise de Sévigné once wrote a friend saying: “If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, however will you manage? Everyone knows the meaning that this quote tries to portray. What would our life be like without without chocolate truffles, this time of year.
Chocolate has been used as a gift for the gods, kings and an exotic gift for thousands of years. Even today a box of luxurious truffles says; “Thank You”, “I Love you”, “I’m sorry” or even, “I hope you feel better.” Nothing expresses these sentiments better than the beautifully boxed truffles of today.
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Introducing The Italian White Truffle – Tuber Magnatum
Tuber Magnatum – Italian White Truffle
The Italian white truffle (Tuber magnatum) is found primarily below 600 meters ASL in Northern Italy and up to 900 meters ASL in Central Italy. It is also found in small areas of south-eastern France, in Istria, Croatia, and the Ticino district of Switzerland.
The mean January temperatures in these areas range from -2 to 8°C and mean July temperatures from 18 to 26°C. The mean annual precipitation varies from 500 to 2000 mm, which is spread more or less evenly throughout the year. Though in summer, this rain is usually as thunderstorms.
In Italy, this truffle is found in woods with more or less closed canopies, also in areas with relatively sparse vegetation along stream beds. Host trees include the hazelnut (Corylus avellana), willows (Salix spp.), hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia), Italian alder (Alnus cordata), poplars and aspens (Populus spp.) and oaks (Quercus spp.). The most productive hosts are poplars and willows.
The Italian truffle is harvested from mid August until the end of December. In August and early September, the fruiting truffles are usually severely infested by insect larvae such as Suillia univittata. Read the rest of this entry »
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