Black truffles

Nutritive value in 100 g edible part
Edible part	%	79%
Water	g	76,3
Protein	g	6
Total fat	g	0,5
Carbohydrates	g	0,7
Total dietary fiber	g	9,4
Food energy	kcal	31
Food energy	kJ	130
Sodium	mg	77,0
Potassium	mg	478,5
Iron	mg	3,5
Calcium	mg	24,0
Phosphorus	mg	62,0
Thiamin	mg	0,0
Riboflavin	mg	0,1
Niacin	mg	2,0
Vitamin A	µg	0,0
Vitamin C	mg	1,0

The black truffle about whom we're going to tell about is from the central part of Italy. But we want to remember you the most valuable quality is from southwest of France ( Périgord black truffle).
It's a mushroom (Tuber melanosporum) that grows underground; it's rare and so it's also expensive. But it costs less than white truffles from Alba (Piedmont). Besides the summer quality is less expensive than the winter one.
You can use it raw or cooked. You can buy it fresh or canned.
If you buy it fresh,you can wash it with a little brush under cold running water so you can remove all the earth.
Then let it dry and grate it. Cover with extra virgin olive oil and season to taste with salt, if you want (grated truffles in oil).
Preserve it in the refrigerator for some days.
If you buy canned truffles, you have to follow the instructions on the package.

How can we use it? In Umbria truffles can be used for dressing its typical pasta: strangozzi. But you can also dress spaghetti or little noodles. It's very easy to prepare this dish. Boil pasta in abundant salt water following the instructions on the package, drain very well and dress with grated truffles in oil. Add other olive oil, if you want. You have to use 10-15 g black truffles for 80 g pasta. This is the dose for a person. But you can increase this quantity, if you want.

You can also arrange truffle slices on carpaccio (paper-thin slices of raw beef) dressed with salt, lemon juice and olive oil.

You can also prepare little omelettes adding some tablespoons grated truffles in oil while you are beating eggs. In the central part of Italy people use to serve them as antipasto accompanied with cheese and salami. You can flavour rabbit or lamb stew. And finally you can prepare bruschetta (little toasts): grill bread slices and then spread grated truffles in oil. It's very tasty!

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