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Whole Foods Oregon Truffles

Tim_230841

I just bought 1oz of Oregon black truffles at whole foods, because I never used fresh truffles and I wanted to try them out, so I thought why not. The truffles were stored in rice and there was no way for me to open the package before the purchase. Once I got home I realized that they were extremely dry and not very flavorful when sliced.

I am really disappointed and I wanted to know what I can do with dried out truffles. Is there any way to "rehydrate" them?

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tshewman

Putting them in water would likely hydrate them but I am uncertain of the outcome. I would probably try pressure cooking them in water in an effort to create a pseudo truffle juice (which is how some is made).

wolfiegirl

You can rehydrate them in pretty much any liquid...stock, water, cream, milk...and then use them in whatever way you had in mind. You might want to mince them and put them into softened butter and use the truffle butter on pasta or steak or where ever your imagination can take you!

artstype

Might have something to do with "freshness"

"The last full week in January, to be precise, when Oregon truffles tend to reach their musky peak of perfection and hundreds of enthusiasts from around the world come to Eugene for the Oregon Truffle Festival—three days of unrestrained fungal madness that includes workshops, cooking demos, seminars, wine tastings, and elaborate multicourse dinners built around the mud-caked balls of earth that Tom and his pack of four-legged foragers hope to uncover."

"FRESHNESS

Truffles are best when eaten fresh. Once a truffle is mature, it will start to release its aroma until all of it has dissipated. The truffle aroma is intended to permeate through the soil to reach the surface. When a truffle is removed from the ground and exposed to air, its aroma is released much faster. The duration for this process is relatively short. The length of time during which truffles remain fresh depends on the species and the maturity of the truffle. Generally, black truffles keep longer than white ones. If a truffle is recovered before it is fully mature, it may require a few more days to develop its full flavour and will keep for about ten days, while mature truffles, once unearthed, will have about five days for blacks and three days for whites for the aroma to dissipate completely. Unless one has actually seen the truffle removed from the ground, there is no knowing how old the truffle may be when bought. By the time commercial truffles reach the end consumer, there is usually little time remaining (about three days) for them to remain fresh, so they are best eaten within that period."

MID AUTUMN (Oct to Nov)

Oregon autumn white truffle (Tuber oregonense) – WESTERN NORTH AMERICA

SIZE: usually small to medium 1-5 cm (5-125g), sometimes large 7cm (250g)

MATURATION PERIOD: mid-autumn (Oct) to mid-winter (Jan)

HARVESTING SEASON: from early autumn (late Sep) to late winter (late Feb).

Oregon spring white truffle (Tuber gibbosum) – WESTERN NORTH AMERICA

SIZE: small to medium 1-6 cm (5-180g), rarely large 7cm (250g)

MATURATION PERIOD: spring (Mar to May)

HARVESTING SEASON: from late winter (late Feb) to early summer (early Jun).

Oregon autumn white truffle (Tuber oregonense) – WESTERN NORT H AMERICA

SIZE: usually small to medium 1-5 cm (5-125g), sometimes large 7cm (250g)

MATURATION PERIOD: mid-autumn (Oct) to mid-winter (Jan)

HARVESTING SEASON: from early autumn (late Sep) to late winter (late Feb).

Afonso_Tito_de_Morais_164825

So wait could you technically improve a truffle's shelf life if you bury it in a jar for example?

artstype

makes sense, but I would imagine that it would miss the roots. Seems to me that packing them with rice only dries them out

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