Preserved Truffles Vs. Fresh Which is really Better?

 Preserved Truffles

Fresh truffles

                                                                                                         



      Okay I am sure many of you like me can not afford at the moment the price of the luxury that is cooking with truffle mushrooms and some of you like me would love to at one point in your lives be able to do that one day. Well That day my friends has arrived. How you might ask when truffles cost upwards of  $170?
Well, Preserved truffles are a affordable option. Now true Preserved truffles do not possess the sensory quality of fresh and also do not have as strong of a flavor which means you must use more instead of only needing to grate the mushroom over it but when you consider the price difference it is well worth the extra effort of having to cook the truffle rather than adding it at the end. 1 oz of Spanish summer truffles preserved will run a minor cost between 14.00-38.00 dollars USA and when grated into Risotto or an Omelet or even made into sauce to be poured over any number of dishes.

So here are a few sellers where you can get the coveted truffle to try out luxury for a fraction of the cost
and you can look forward to next months expensive dinner being Duck breast with Madeira truffle sauce but for now for all of you wanting the 411 on the cheaper truffle here is the list of can't miss sellers in order of the ones I have actually bought from to those that I might use one day.

Ebay.com

1.dark.2007  http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPANISH-BLACK-TRUFFLE-TRUFA-TRUFFLES-TUBER-INDICUM-MUSHROOM-/180795260735?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a183cbf3f

Amazon.com
1.http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Black-Winter-Truffles-45/dp/B0002Q1X6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365820317&sr=8-1&keywords=truffle+mushroom


2.http://www.amazon.com/Mushroom-House-Winter-Truffles-15-Ounce/dp/B007RAM6AS/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1365820399&sr=8-23&keywords=truffle+mushroom