Video – How to make Black Widow Chicken (Roast chicken with black truffle stuffing)
by julie
A step-by-step guide on how to make the delicious black widow chicken.
Black summer truffle
Black Widow Chicken – Roast Chicken with Black Truffles
by julie
This is a delicious simple dish that my brother concocted. Chicken meat is a perfect vehicle for the truffle flavour. The whole bird is infused and so every bite is truffled deliciousness. The dish is called Black Widow Chicken because of the blackness of the truffles visible through the crispy skin. The chicken is spatchcocked […]
Cream of chickpea and black summer truffle
by julie
I am always looking for ways to stretch out a truffle so that it can be served to a lot of people. This can sometimes mean experimenting with different flavour combinations which is fun – especially when it works out! For this second black truffle paste I decided to use chickpeas or garbanzo as the […]
How to choose a good quality black summer truffle (tuber aestivum vittadini).
by julie
The black summer truffle is the least expensive of the truffles and its flavour is more delicate than that of the winter truffles. I would recommend waiting until mid-season before you buy one. Black summer truffles are at their peak around July and early August, the price usually drops around this time and the flavour […]