Enjoy excellence all year round. First-Boil Extra Brushed black truffles are black truffles harvested at perfect maturity, with a very even shape. They are called First Boil because they are very carefully appertised just once, and their precious aromas therefore remain virtually intact.
Our appertisation procedure means black truffles can be preserved and enjoyed all year round, rather than just a few months a year. This process, introduced in response to high demand from our Chef customers, involves sorting the fresh black truffles and placing them in jars, which then go into an autoclave to be sterilised at high temperature. All the aromas of the precious black diamond are retained and will be unleashed into your dishes to bring you a unique culinary experience.
Imported directly from Provence, France. PLANTIN is one of the premier truffle sellers and exporters throughout the world. From the United States to Japan, from Singapore to the United Arab Emirates, from the tables of the French presidential palace to those of the greatest chefs in France and in the world, including Jean Sulpice, Sbastien Lepinoy, and Julien Royer, numerous discerning customers turn to PLANTIN for their truffles and mushrooms..
Excellence drives PLANTIN. Its team is constantly seeking the best truffles, which are then perfected thanks to skilful test cutting (canifage) and the expertise of PLANTIN’s Truffle Masters, who are at the head of the production facility. Among fresh truffles, the black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is the most emblematic of all.
It’s nicknamed the “black diamond” because it’s by far the favourite of gourmets thanks to its very distinctive aromas. Today, PLANTIN owes its renown to the black truffle. The company mainly acquires its stock from the truffle markets in France’s Drôme and Vaucluse departments.
However, PLANTIN also gets black truffles from Australia during the summer in the northern hemisphere. In addition to the essential black truffle, PLANTIN also offers Alba white truffles (Tuber magnatum), which are extremely rare wild truffles with distinctive flavours of garlic; summer truffles (Tuber aestivum), which are perfect to enjoy any time as soon as the weather warms up; and Burgundy truffles (also known as autumn truffles, Tuber uncinatum), with their brown flesh and subtle fragrance. Thanks to its expertise with appertisation, pasteurisation and quick-freezing procedures, PLANTIN is able to offer truffles year-round, either frozen or preserved in jars.
“Appertisation” is a procedure for sterilising and preserving truffles, maintaining their complex flavours and aromas. Among our preserved truffles, we offer “1st boil” truffles, which are meticulously appertised only once. This maintains virtually all of their precious aromas.
Our “1st boil” preserved truffles are a favourite of world-class chefs. Thanks to its unique expertise, PLANTIN is able to bring out the best in every piece of truffle and thus offers truffles in many different forms: “extra,” “1st choice brushed,” pieces, shavings, breakings, and juice.
