| | |  | Truffle Oils | Home » » » » » La Tourangelle Infused White Truffle Oil, 8.45-Ounce Tins (Pack of 2) | | | | | | | Description: | | La Tourangelle White Truffle Oil begins with expeller-pressed organic sunflower oil, which is slowly infused with white truffle extract following a 150 year-old French tradition. White truffles originate in Alba, Italy and are considered by manyto be the most pr | | | Features: | |
• 100 % pure, expeller-pressed organic sunflower oil infused with White Truffle Extract (infused in California by La Tourangelle).
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| 1.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 28 reviews |
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48 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Far and a way the "Best Buy" in truffle oilNov 19, 2010
By Ardbeg
"Full strength" truffle oils (as opposed to olive oils that claim to have truffle flavor but are much weaker) often cost $6-$10 per ounce, so you'd better hope you're getting a far superior product to this one to pay several times as much. For the most part, you aren't.
No matter what they call it (truffle flavor, truffle essence, natural flavors related to the truffle) all "truffle oils" - every single one of them - use fake flavoring, specifically 2,4-dithiapentane. This is the main flavor compound found in truffles, similar to how vanillin is the main component of vanilla beans but can be made artificially. A few oils do contain tiny amounts of real truffles, but it's just for show; a "pure" truffle oil would require hundreds of dollars worth of white truffle just to make a few ounces of flavored oil.
If all truffle oils rely on the same compound that can be made relatively cheaply and consistently, how do the "better" truffle oils justify the higher price? First, they package them in fancy looking tiny bottles. Second, they use Italian olive oil as the base oil. The goal is to suggest (falsely) that the truffle flavor comes from real Italian truffles.
So while it's true that some truffle oils taste better than others, this is mostly (perhaps entirely) due to the quality of the oil used. La Tourangelle uses organic safflower oil, which is nearly flavorless. On its own, it does tastes more "chemically" than olive-oil based oils. If it took a lot of truffle oil to flavor a dish, this might be a serious weakness. But in reality it takes just a few drops to flavor a dish, so you're usually going to add additional fat anyway. You can put your savings towards the premium oil of your choice. Besides, in some dishes (eggs or mushrooms cooked in butter), you might not want olive oil flavor anyway.
One caution/tip: like wine, "truffle essence" oxidizes and changes flavor. So unless you plan to use the whole bottle within a month or two, it's best to keep the air out. I filled several glass "airline size" whiskey bottles with the oil and use one at a time. I also keep the bottles in the refrigerator, as heat and light speed up oxidation.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Excellent. As good as any I've tried.Feb 21, 2010
By Amazon Addict
I haven't done a side by side taste test but I've tried several brands of white truffle oil and this is as good as any of them. White truffle oil can take an ordinary dish up to that next level. I always try to keep some on hand.
22 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Great value!Feb 12, 2010
By Sleeping Beauty
I have purchased more expensive truffle oils before and they have all been wonderful, so naturally I was skeptical when it came to a "cheaper" price. This has a nice taste and with any truffle product-- a little goes a long way! The oil they have used to infuse with the truffle is grape-seed and it is really nice to cook with. Weather on a budget or not, I give this product a thumbs up! Hope this helps!
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Intense, fresh flavorDec 24, 2009
By The Wanderlust Cook
I purchased another brand at a high end gourmet store at three times the price and it barely tasted like truffles. This oil is extremely intense and fresh in flavor. Very appealing and delicious.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 you might like it, I didn'tMay 15, 2010
By ile_can
I usually use Rolands truffle oil.
I bought this brand to try (it was so cheap that it was worth to try) The difference in price between rolands and this brand is enormous, but also the difference in quality. I dont think truffle oil is a staple for the kitchen, unless you make rissoto three times per week, so if Im gonna make rissotto once per week or twice per month I will use the good stuff (especially the difference it makes in the dish).
This oil is very aromatic, but when you use it in your food it almost doesn't have any flavor.
It was very disappointing. I wont buy it again.
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