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Truffles?
Probably not the best place to post this, but can't think of anywhere
better at the moment! A friend brought round a 'mystery object' that she'd dug up in her garden and wondered what it was. It was covered in dirt, but it looked like soap and was soft enough to give a little when squeezed and a fingernail could scrape away some of the white 'flesh'. I washed it off in cold water, and it looks suspiciously like an Italian white truffle! I know that this type of truffle has been found in South East England, so it's possible. But, there is no real smell to it. I expected to be quite pungent, but I can barely detect anything. It doesn't appear to be mineral (like talc or soapstone) and it left a sort of slightly greasy feeling on my fingers after I'd washed it. It's not going to be hugely valuable if it is a truffle, but curiosity has got the better of both of us and we'd like to prove/disprove that it is a truffle. So, where do we go with it? Garden centre? Restaurant? Kew Gardens? Didn't get chance to take a picture - Maybe later in the week if I see it again. Ideas? Al. |
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