Foodies follow the truffle trail to Perth Hills

KELLY DAVIS, The West Australian July 29, 2010, 2:45 am

Picture: Michael Wilson


One of the world's most expensive foods is expected to draw up to 30,000 foodies to the Perth Hills at the weekend.

And some of Perth's finest chefs are busy preparing for the fungi onslaught at the Mundaring Truffle Festival.

With the Wine and Truffle Company in Manjimup producing the biggest harvest of French black truffles in the southern hemisphere, the "black gold" is putting WA on the culinary map.

"From yachts in Tahiti, restaurants in Monaco, Germany, Japan and Italy, to Michelin-star chefs in New York, Manjimup truffles are on the menu," Wine and Truffle Company chief executive Alan Nelson said.

RECIPE: Perfect Scrambled Eggs with Truffle

"We are able to harvest the truffles, courier them to Perth, pack them and put them on a plane and have them in a restaurant overseas within two days."

The company is on target to harvest 1.45 tonnes of black truffles this year with premium grades selling for up to $3000kg.

Last year's MasterChef runner-up Poh Ling Yeow will be part of a master class featuring local chefs Alain Fabregues, Hadleigh Troy and Emmanuel Mollois.

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9 Comments

  1. averillr10:08am Thursday 29th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

    30,000 people?? What a joke they will be lucky to get 300 !! Truffles have nothing whatever tom do with Mundaring - this has been thought up by a local Restaurant owner to trump up business for his ailing restaurant. They are not grown in the hills so why do the locaqls have to have this useless...

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    1. Sharon02:06pm Thursday 29th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

      pffft whatever,, I mean how cares....lol

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      1. Koalagirl02:54pm Thursday 29th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

        Last year I went and they had thousands of people milling around. Perthites love good food and the outdoors and if the 2 are combined then Bingo! Whatever reasons are behind the festival, it is certainly a winner, it brings people to Mundaring, the Hills and the weir and it is just a gorgeous way...

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        1. Steve Young07:30am Friday 30th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

          well, we dont have anything else in this dull city now the Air race has gone. what a joke.

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          1. Terri09:33am Friday 30th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

            Yes Steve I was looking forward to the Air race...what a pity

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            1. Stephen09:40am Friday 30th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

              Aren't truffles grown near Manjimup? How much per kilo? Good luck to them, but I won't be going.

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              1. Phantom12:56pm Friday 30th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

                Don't be nasty, shuffle up to the truffleo, buy a kilo or two

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                1. Phantom02:43pm Friday 30th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

                  Buy some, the guy on the right needs new glasses

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                  1. Stephen03:49pm Friday 30th July 2010 WSTReport Abuse

                    Phanto, I think its about $1,000 a kilo. Pretty expensive stuff.

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