truffles in the sand...
i'm not an expert on truffles in kuwait but i've observed people in ecstasy over the coming season enough to wonder about it. what's so special about those things anyway? and why do i feel they taste like weird potatoes? hmmm...
well at least the whole world seems to agree on the delectableness of truffles so we're not alone... must be an acquired taste though. i've still got to try those black and white truffles of europe - they could be different and i've come accross quite a bit of info on cooking and storing them such as in cognac! (where there seems to be a reciprocal benefit - the cognac and the truffle both taste better)
oh and apparently when iraq invaded kuwait in 1990 some people were more distraught about losing truffles than homeland! (can't confirm this though - sounds urban legend-y to me)
are the sandy truffles of the desert the same as the white ones of europe? a definitive answer from any of you out there would be appreciated...
well at least the whole world seems to agree on the delectableness of truffles so we're not alone... must be an acquired taste though. i've still got to try those black and white truffles of europe - they could be different and i've come accross quite a bit of info on cooking and storing them such as in cognac! (where there seems to be a reciprocal benefit - the cognac and the truffle both taste better)
oh and apparently when iraq invaded kuwait in 1990 some people were more distraught about losing truffles than homeland! (can't confirm this though - sounds urban legend-y to me)
are the sandy truffles of the desert the same as the white ones of europe? a definitive answer from any of you out there would be appreciated...
posted by frigg at
2:28 PM
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PSS - when will you invite me to savor the products of your apparent culinary talent...
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frigg, at Friday, September 03, 2004 5:03:00 PM
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Mad M2000 مــادم الكويت, at Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:10:00 AM
I think going out for truffles has something to with our roots. Going out the desert and digging for them, then cooking them. It seems the younger kids dont remeber that or never took part in it. I remeber before the invasion going out to the desert to visit families tents and looking for them. Then we had all those minefields and people were afraid to go out, so kids never grew up with that experience.
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nibaq, at Sunday, September 05, 2004 12:22:00 PM
The Kuwait Union for New Teachers (KUNTs) and their colleagues - The Dubai Association For Teaching (DAFTKUNTS), and the Saudi Arabian Department (SADKUNTs) encourage teachers who are moving to the middle east to get involved in this social and professional organisation. We organise parties, help and fun. A place where expat teachers can get together and help each other out.
http://www.kunt.org
http://www.maggiethatcher.com/kuntindex.html
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Anonymous, at Tuesday, September 14, 2004 3:23:00 AM
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