Good news for lovers dewhite truffle. For the precious tuber, the 2018 it's what they say a good year. There is a lot of quality, and at a more affordable price when compared to last year's dizzying figures. At the Borsino di Alba, point of reference of the national market, it goes from 2.5 to 3 euros per gram, almost half compared to 2017, when they had also paid 450 euros for a pound. Merit of the summer rain, more abundant than last season, and hundreds of thousands of passionate trefoils throughout Italy who, dog in tow, ventured into the woods in search of the precious nugget.

Dinner with truffle in Milan? From Eataly

Thanks to this exceptional vintage, with one twenty euros so you can treat yourself to a little luxury and scrape a few grams of white truffle on a plate. Where is it? All 'Osteria del Tartufo of Eataly Smeraldo in Milan, for the whole month of November. You can enjoy dishes like the Robiola di Roccaverano "Agrilanga" with white truffle and the"Oliviero Claudio" egg cooked at 65 ° with cream of Jerusalem artichoke (both at € 23), the "La Granda" Piedmontese Fassona meat slice with Piedmont hazelnuts and "Pariani" oil at 26 euros, the Tagliolino "Bertoni" fresh pasta with "Beppino Occelli" butter at 28 euros or the Fondue of mountain pasture cheeses with Ottotondo bread croutons at 23 euros. Some of the dishes on the menu are also available with black truffle a few euros less. And if you are still not full of truffles you can ask for one too extra scratched! At pop prices

If you cook it at home

For those who prefer to buy the fresh truffles and use them at home, Eataly it's still the right place to find them in competitive prices: white this season, and blacks also at other times of the year. The range of recipes that can be created is very wide. In addition to the tagliolini, the egg to the pan and the meat, the white truffle can even be grated on cream ice cream: have you ever tried? It is a real treat. Some ideas for use the black truffle instead, less delicate and less expensive and that you can also cook? You can use it by preparing small appetizers like i vol au vent with truffle fondue, first as the gnocchi of potatoes, porcini mushrooms and truffles on pumpkin cream, spaghetti alla norcina, with black truffle from Norcia, extra virgin olive oil, anchovies and garlic, or a creamy potato and truffle leek. And also second courses like the famous ones tournedos at the Rossini with beef fillet, foie gras and truffle.

Truffle ready to use

If you have less time to cook, finally, there are many products based on truffles with which to perfume your preparations: sauces, spreads, organic extra virgin olive oil and salt, but also butter, noodles, risotto and honey to accompany cheeses. All prepared with truffles of first quality and ready to taste!