Steve wrote:

>> Let's throw out this question: What would the others in this forum do
>> with truffle salt? It's probably got a fairly short shelf life.
>
> I'd bet the quality of those things varies just as much as truffle
> oil (some don't even contain truffle). Not sure what effect the salt
> would have on them, but I'd bet they're not grinding up the pick of
> the litter to make truffle salt.
>
> I bought a one each bottle of white and black truffle packed in
> <duh> water. I think I paid $45 for both small bottles. They both
> tasted exactly the same - like canned water chestnuts. And the
> water tasted like water.
>
> That was my first and last experience with truffles. But I saved a
> fortune in the long run; I got a life's supply of truffles for only
> $45.

Boy, that's a shame.

From past dining experience, I know that truffles can have a very
penetrating and long-lasting fragrance. But I've also found products which
promise truffle flavor and fail to deliver. (Trader Joe's truffle oil is one
example.)

In the case of this particular product, Lin informs me that it's been
sprinkled on the chicken we're going to roast Sunday afternoon, and
consequently the kitchen is thoroughly steeped in the smell of truffles.
She's pretty sure that the smell will still be lingering in the kitchen when
I get home in about five hours.

Bob