Salt 101: Truffle Sea Salt

Black Truffles, courtesy foodtrotter.com

I am sharing a truly decadent treat with you today, our newly stocked Truffle Sea Salt. Even smelling the aroma from the sealed bottle is enough to put me over the edge, dreaming of truffle french fries, truffle salted soup, really anything I can truffle, you better believe I will! Truffles have a distinct richness, savory and decadent, almost like garlic. If you aren't a truffle connoisseur yet, hopefully we can learn a few things together!

White Truffles, courtesy americanfeast.com

Truffles are delicacies, not only for their rich, earthy flavor, but because they are rare and expensive. Truffles only grow underground near certain trees in specific regions of Europe. Specially trained pigs and dogs sniff out and dig up the precious truffles. A single pound of truffles sells for a few hundred to a few thousand dollars! To make their prized flavor more accessible, it is often infused into oils and salts, both available for you at Spice Traders Mercantile. 

In addition to sprinkling truffle salt on your next batch of french fries, here are a few more brilliant ways to add some rich truffle class to your cuisine! Don't leave this experience for the privileged, get yours today!

• Substitute a small amount of truffle salt for plain salt in a variety of cold dishes or dishes prepared on the stove. Truffle flavor cooks out if heated for prolonged periods, so take care to add it near the end or as a finishing salt. 
• Sprinkle over salads, inside sandwiches, or cooked vegetables. Add to corn on the cob, popcorn, mashed or baked potatoes, or add to your next vinaigrette dressing.
• Sub out equal amounts of truffle salt for regular salt in white sauces, risottos and other cream-based recipes.
• Top on fried, scrambled, poached or baked eggs, even an omelet. Great in an egg sandwich. 
• Use it as your secret ingredient in egg salads, tuna or chicken salads, potato or pasta salads, or any other mayonnaise-based salad. 
• Finish red meat and seafood dishes with a dusting of truffle salt. Use truffle salt in place of regular salt in marinades. 

So what are you waiting for?