Tag Archives: summer truffles

Get out the truffle recipes!

Posted on June 5, 2022 by loren24250

Shaved over pasta? Shaved into scrambled eggs? Added to whipped potatoes? Whatever your favourite, truffles do add a certain “something” to a variety of dishes. And today was the first Sunday for the village’s weekly truffle market — the truffes … Continue reading →

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Double your truffle

Posted on December 5, 2018 by loren24250

I’m not sure that Daglan will become known as the Truffle Capital of the World, but our village is definitely taking the tubers seriously. This past summer, it opened a weekly market for summer truffles (see “Our new truffle market … Continue reading →

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Newcomers to Le Petit Paris — and us

Posted on July 25, 2018 by loren24250

Two of our very good friends have had a holiday home quite near us for several years, within 100 metres or so of Daglan’s well known restaurant Le Petit Paris (LPP). And yet, they had never tried it. So on … Continue reading →

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Our new truffle market — Part II

Posted on June 5, 2018 by loren24250

Yesterday my wife Jan made scrambled eggs for breakfast, and they were particularly delicious. How so? Because she had grated lots and lots of summer truffle into the egg mixture — from a truffle we had bought the day before. … Continue reading →

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Our new truffle market — Part I

Posted on June 2, 2018 by loren24250

Daglan is about to launch a new market — one featuring the summer truffle, or tuber aestivum, also known as the burgundy truffle. (Evidently the summer truffle and burgundy truffle are somewhat different looking, with different growing seasons, but science … Continue reading →

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Back to Les Glycines for more taste treats

Posted on August 29, 2013 by loren24250

It’s always a bit nervous-making when you recommend something strongly to friends — whether it’s a movie, a book, a restaurant, whatever. You wind up hoping like heck that you didn’t oversell, and that they’ll enjoy it as much as … Continue reading →

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