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WHITE TRUFFLES AND PORCINI, URBANI
White truffles and porcini is a classic: now you can taste this delicious combination in a few easy steps!
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URBANI, ARTICHOKES AND TRUFFLES
Artichokes and truffles are an exciting combo. The earthiness of truffles is perfect for the artichokes.
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URBANI, WHOLE PORCINI, FROZEN
One of the tastiest mushrooms also called Cepes (Boletus Edulis), our porcini are best served sliced and sauteed after a quick blanch.
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ITALIAN DRY PORCINI MUSHROOMS
Dried porcini mushrooms are not only a great alternative when fresh porcinis are out of season, they’re a tremendously useful mushroom to have in your pantry. Adding just a few dried slices to simmering soups, stews, stocks to be used in risotto and braising liquids will give them a lot more body and richness.
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URBANI, BLACK TRUFFLE BUTTER
It’s a very fine butter which shows all its high gastronomical quality for the combination with the truffle which refines its aroma and enhances its taste. Here imagination has no limits: for sauces, for every kind of meat and fish, for delicious canapes. Our famous rice with black truffles butter is becoming a valuable dish for it’s incredible similarity to the fresh black truffle risotto. The balanced mix between butter and truffles makes the Urbani butter the best truffle butter on the market. Grams of product recommended per portion: 1/2 spoon.
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STRAW MUSHROOMS
These jolly mushrooms are called Volvariella volvacea. Their common name comes from the rice straw on which they are grown. The straw mushroom, also called paddy straw mushroom, is cultivated in the hot, steamy climate of Southeast Asia.
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WHITE TRUFFLE MUSHROOM SAUCE, MENU
Fresh button mushrooms are finely chopped and blended with the essence of truffle into a rich, ivory colored sauce with bold truffle flavor. With its aromatic characteristics and elegant flavor, only a teaspoon is needed to transform pasta or risotto. Its distinct ensemble of flavors adds class to hors d’oeuvres, sides, or main dishes.
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URBANI, CUBED PORCINI, FROZEN
In the vast culinary world of edible mushrooms, only one can be called king. What Italians affectionately call the Porcini (the piglet) is a ruling class of the delicious fungi. The meat-like texture of Porcini, with its earthy and somewhat nutty flavor is unequaled among mushrooms and lends itself to countless dishes. Excellent addition to meats, fishes, pastas, salads, soups & sauces.
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URBANI, BLACK WINTER TRUFFLE SHAVINGS
The story of the truffle hunter and his dog truffle hunting is one of the most beautiful truffle traditions. With the help of his dog the man find the precious tuber (Tuber melanosporum vitt): the black diamond of the table. As deep as 2 feet under the ground, it grows near oak trees and hazelnuts. The picking season in Europe goes from December to March, a period in which black truffles are selected and treated with the most modern technologies behind the shadow of old tradition, protected by the Urbani family for many decades. Picking season in Australia, where this tuber is cultivated with excellent result, goes from June to August. The fresh truffles are sent all over the world and they reach even the furthest destinations in perfect conditions, thanks to the special refrigerated containers which keep the product fresh for up to three days. The classic recipe for black truffles is the salsa alla spoletina: for which the truffles are minced and added to warm, ( but not frying!) olive oil, a touch of garlic, salt and pepper. One oz of product is recommended for 1 or 2 portions. Product life: 1 to 2 weeks (our advice is using truffles in 2 or 3 days maximum), kept in a refrigerator at 37.5 F (3 C), wrapped in paper towel.
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DRY SHIITAKI
Whole dried Shiitake Mushrooms have a wonderful smoky flavor and a meaty texture. They are one of the most culinarily versatile mushrooms for their economical price. Shiitake mushrooms are the best all around dried mushrooms for a novice connoisseur of exotic mushrooms.
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URBANI, SUMMER TRUFFLE SHAVINGS
Truffles grow below ground. Man follows the trucks of the dogs and with their help he find this precious tuber. The truffles are preserve with natural ingredients, such as salt and water to which the particles of the truffles released during sterilizations are added. Fresh truffles are preserve in a special refrigerated containers. One by one the truffles are observed and tested, then washed and checked again more than once, until it is absolutely certain that even the tiniest fragment of earth has been removed.
