Buon Giorno,
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Firstly, there are many regions in the Mediterranean which are Designation of Origin zones, for Truffles and Mushrooms, however, Valle d´Aosta, Piemonte and Lombardia are the DOC, the designation of Controlled Origin for White Truffles which are seasonal, Autumn. It is uncommon to find them in the summer, and thus, one can purchase Truffle Salt in Lombardia or Piemonte ...
Mushrooms, in Italia, again there are hundreds of local regional wild Autumn mushrooms, many with unusual names ...
Personally, I prefer my Truffles grated and sprinkled on top of a simple Risotto with Reggiano Parmesano ...
There are Spring Mushrooms, however, in my opinion they are not nearly as delicious as the Autumn´s varieties.
In Spain, it is common to have northern Spain Black Truffles ( Áragon, Navarra and La Rioja amongst others in Catalonia ) grated on Shattered Eggs, a famous Tapa, called Los Huevos Estrellados and this dish is: Extra virgin olive oil fried eggs, sitting aboard a bed of fried potatoes and sprinkled with black Truffle Salt or black truffles ...
Mushrooms: Mediterraneans tend to prefer their wild mushrooms sautéed in a fine extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and freshly minced parsley, so as NOT to weaken the earthy forest flavor of the mushrooms ... Iberian Acorn Fed Ham or Proscuitto di Parma, can be garnish however, it shall provide another flavour profile.
Have a nice wkend and Enjoy your Delicacies !
Ciao. Margi.