curious

Unfortunately, never had the amount of $$$ to try it, so want to know if truffe tastes like garlic? Is salty? Is unique and can not compare to anything? Maybe someday i will taste it too, until there i will trust in my fellow fodorites! Thanks a lot in advance.

gb

I had a stew of lamb with truffle sauce in Salzburg and it tasted rotten. I love unusual stuff with different tastes(love goat cheese) but could not get used to it. My partner tasted it ( not a supertaster) and said it was OK

Sheila

Truffle is not at all like garlic; and I think there must have been something wrong with gb's lamb.

It's delicate; a fungus like mushroom but with firmer consistency; and almost worth every penny.

Brian in Atlanta

Hard to describe, but "earthy" comes to mind. You should be able to buy a small bottle of truffle oil to give you an idea of the taste and smell.

lola

Do we need a pig here to sniff out a troll rather than a truffle? Try food forums for the best advice, and yes, "is unique".

elvira

I'm still trying to figure out what a 'truffe' is.

Kavey

I was also very curious about the taste of the truffle...

During a recent work trip to Palma I found an inexpensive but lovely Italian restaurant and tried the steak with truffle cream sauce...

I loved it, the taste was very subtle, and though it isnt the same as mushroom thats the closest I can think of, also reminded of me of nutmeg...

Dont know about worth the money...

Here it was not hugely expensive, less than £10 UK for the main course, and you could def see tiny flakes of it throughout the sauce...

Yum
Kavey

Santa Chiara

Don't you know, Elvira? You find truffes in Frankfert, Germanys.

elvira

Santa Chiara, are they hygenic?

Santa Chiara

Elvira,
They're not hygenic; in fact they are dirty, love dark places and are musty smelling, but I hear they are looking for a good time in Amsterdam.

janine

But do they wear sneakers?

kavey

Nope they dont wear sneakers... too much european chic.

Instead truffes wear black pumps, good for walking in the day, and dressier in the evenings..

Santa Chiara

Janine,

Truffes, sneakers, snails and pleasure seekers in Amsterdam: dirty, can be found in the dark and have a musty smell. Coincidence? I think not.

elvira

Throw in fanny packs, and you have made the connection, Santa Chiara. Another coincidence - they all look appalling in hot pink jogging suits and kilts.

SharonM

am i having a flashback...
?

Al

We found one growing from out of an old washcloth that had somehow been tossed behind our tub. It smelled sort of earthy, had a green-gray cast to it, and made the most wonderful antibiotic sauce when sliced, diced, and sauteed.

elvira

Al, you didn't use that sauce for a waterless hand cleaner, did you?

curious

I would like to thank everyone that tried to really answer my question. Since i do not speak english or french i try anyway because i think it is like when you are abroad and try to be polite and speak the language of the locals. But i make a lot a mistakes but USUALLY i get a response, because they apreciate that i tried. And i did not tried another forum because, as i said in my original posting, i rather trust my FELLOW FODORITES.

Florence in Geneva

The taste of truffles is really difficult to describe. After a brief inquiry with my colleagues, I can only say that it has nothing in common with garlick, is not salty per se, is a bit earthy, relates to the most delicate mushrooms, and that you should definitely try it. Look for some "paté truffé" in your country for a taste.

Just ignore the irrelevant comments: it means they don't know truffles, and there'll be more left for connaisseurs !

lola

Those "irrelevent comments" are what make this forum special. Having a sense of humor is more precious than a ton of truffles. (That's the truffe!)