7 of the best places in Hong Kong to savour white truffles this season
The elusive white diamonds of the culinary world are back on the menu and restaurants across the city are serving them up in a host of imaginative ways
1. Nicholini’s
This esteemed institution for fine Italian dining has kicked off the truffle season with a tasting menu (HK$1,788, US$230) specially crafted by chef Riccardo Catarsi.
Diners can look forward to dishes such as lobster with Mediterranean radish, celery root and white truffle; monkfish, Parma ham, chard, pumpkin and white truffle; and to top it off, a traditional white chocolate, hazelnut and white truffle parfait with cherries.
Items are available à la carte as well.
2. Sabatini Ristorante Italiano
Sabatini has been serving top quality and the most unadulterated renditions of white truffles for years. With such superb ingredients it takes great restraint for an eatery to let the product speak for itself – and this what they do at Sabatini.
You don’t need to order anything fancy, just the organic Italian scrambled eggs on toast with the white stuff shaved on top.