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How To Cook With White Truffles

Jan 24, 2022

Delicious Tresillian Truffles Truffles are one of the rarest and most valuable cooking ingredients available on the market. The characteristic that makes Tresillian Truffles so desirable and precious is that they are grown under pine trees, hazel nuts and oak trees in a spray free environment on the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand. Artesian well water is used to irrigate the sandy loam soil of the truffiere. Our truffles are light ochre in colour, with a globular shape and have a very intense...

Cleaning, Storing and Cooking Truffles

Jan 19, 2022

So you have a prized Bianchetto White Truffle in your hands, now what? How do you clean, store and preserve your truffle. What is the best way to introduce truffles in to your recipes for amazing flavour? Here we share all the basics of looking after and cooking with truffles. Cleaning Fifteen minutes before using the truffle place the truffle under cold water and use a soft brush to remove any remaining dirt. Then place the truffle on a paper towel and gently pat dry. Storage Truffles should...

Our Truffles In Japan

Jan 19, 2022

We were delighted to be able to showcase our premium Bianchetto Truffles in Tokyo, Japan, where a reception dinner was held at the NZ Embassy. This is the first time that truffles were traded between Japan and New Zealand to present the cuisine to Japanese chefs. The New Zealand Ambassador and Minister were very supportive of this project. The menu was created by the NZ Ambassadors personal chef, Damian O’Rourke. It was a great event that was a direct showcase of Selwyn grown truffles, and it...