Truffles at Waters Edge

Waters Edge with its food and wine consultant, Leonardo Ricci and Italian culinary maestro Chef Simone Gobbo presented 'Truffles and Truffles', an evening of authentic dishes featuring rare white truffles dubbed by many as the most expensive ingredient in the kitchen on Thursday, at The Link, Waters Edge.

Truffles which are essentially a variety of mushrooms are usually found growing close to the roots of several tree species including beech, poplar, oak, birch, hornbeam, hazel, and pine. The white truffle is found only a few times a year mainly in the Langhe and Montferrat areas of northern Italy and, most famously, in the countryside around the cities of Alba and Asti.

It is from these regions that the Waters Edge shipped down the truffles. White truffles will be included in such gastronomical delights as poached eggs served with white truffle, pumpkin soup with white truffle shavings, Prosecco and casatella D'Altamarca risotto, slow cooked beef chicks, leeks foam and crushed potatoes with white truffles and passion fruit meringue, vanilla mouse, almond and candied fruit sponge topped with white truffles for dessert. Sommelier and Consultant Leonardo will use his knowledge to couple the dishes with the perfect wines.

Waters Edge, General Manager, Rohan Fernandopulle said, "Waters Edge is synonymous with novelty and this time around we introduce one of the most sought after ingredients in global kitchens, the truffle.".

Waters Edge also served a range of black truffle dishes at the Pranzo on an à la carte basis to coincide with the special dinner.