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[endless autumn]

I'm passing through Teruel in the first week of January and wondered if I would be able to get hold of some truffles.

I won't be able to make it to the truffle market in Mora de Rubielos (sp.?) so wondered if there were any shops which might sell them. A long shot, I know...

ps these truffles seem to be T. melanosporum - same as Perigord truffle - does anyone know if the are as good?

[Judith Gebhart]

I'm passing through Teruel in the first week of January and wondered if I would be able to get hold of some truffles.

I won't be able to make it to the truffle market in Mora de Rubielos (sp.?) so wondered if there were any shops which might sell them.  A long shot, I know...

ps these truffles seem to be T. melanosporum - same as Perigord truffle - does anyone know if the are as good?

They are absolutely as good as any T. melanosporum wherever picked. You might want to learn how much rain the area received during the October through December months. The truffle harvest will depend on how much moisture was available to enhance their growth. We hunted truffles on the Blecqua wine property a few years ago. I do not know of any retail truffle markets. Maybe someone on the forum does. Hope you find some while visiting Teruel and it's surrounding markets. Judith Gebhart

[Rogelio]

The truffles from Teruel are quite good, though this year I'm finding them lacking some flavour. Let's wait for the ones from Soria in February.

[endless autumn]

Thanks Judith and Rogelio - the mushroom season has been appalling in Britain, but I don't know what the rain has been like in Teruel/ Aragon etc. I hope there will be a good supply by January, but in any case, whatever is available may well be better (and better value) than what I might get in London...

[vserna]

If the drought continues, forget about it all.