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French term or phrase:	éclats de truffe
English translation:	truffle shavings
Entered by:	Gordon Mackenzie

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8:12am Nov 22, 2007

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French term or phrase: éclats de truffe

Saint-Jacques en chaud-froid aux **éclats de truffe**

Does this mean "pieces of truffle", "truffle flavoured"...?

Gordon Mackenzie

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Answers: 1

United Kingdom

truffle shavings

Explanation:
Literally "truffle splinters," but that wouldn't sound too appetizing, would it? "Truffle flakes" would be another option to consider...

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-11-22 08:16:07 GMT)
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Or "grated truffle"

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CherryPie
France

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Summary of answers provided

4 +9

truffle shavings

CherryPie

4 +3

truffle parings

Tony M

3 +1

truffle shavings

suezen

truffle explosions

Carol Gullidge

(agree with shavings)

ormiston

Chaud-froid of Scallops with grated truffle

Mark Nathan

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

truffle shavings

Explanation:
Literally "truffle splinters," but that wouldn't sound too appetizing, would it? "Truffle flakes" would be another option to consider...

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-11-22 08:16:07 GMT)
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Or "grated truffle"

CherryPie
France
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English
PRO pts in category: 6

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THank you for your help!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

truffle shavings

Explanation:
Tiny slivers of very expensive and delicious truffle

Grated over a dish of food, a tiny amount of truffle shavings can change a common dish into food for royalty. The ripeness or maturity of the truffle is the ...
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Truffles/OregonTruffles.htm
(Penne pasta in an aged Parmesan cream sauce with aged Iberian black prosciutto, roast juices, covered with black truffle shavings) ...

http://dinehoboken.com/lecerf/lecerf.html

suezen
France
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English
PRO pts in category: 48

59 mins confidence:

Chaud-froid of Scallops with grated truffle

Explanation:
If it is a chaud-froid then the truffle is probably in the sauce, so shavings might not be appropriate.
This is one of those cases where you cannot know without asking.
"Grated" is not as "gastronomic" as "shavings", but does cover all possibilities, and would serve as a "translation pending further information".

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http://www.hertzmann.com/articles/2005/chaud-froid/

Mark Nathan
France
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English
PRO pts in category: 85

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

truffle parings

Explanation:
A good old standard term!

Note that the 'éclats' really just means '(noticeable) bits', but hard to find a nice word to express that! I'm not sure if 'grated' really works, as that suggests very small bits that wouldn't be noticeable (by their size, at any rate!)

Tony M
France
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PRO pts in category: 206

1 hr confidence:

truffle explosions

Explanation:
however odd it might sound, there are quite a few to be found, just a few examples here:

Newport RoomTruffle Explosion, Dusted With Porcini Powder. GREEN SALAD COMPOSITION ... Butter Poached Maine Lobster, Seared Scallops, Mac’ n’ Cheese Chorizo Sauce, ...
www.fairmont.com/southampton/GuestServices/Restaurants/Newp... - 92k - Cached - Similar pages

Grant Achatz Profile « CountryEpicureBlack Truffle Explosion In 1996, when he was a 22-year-old graduate of the Culinary .... Nantucket Bay Scallops, Roasted Pear, Olive Oil and Licorice ...
countryepicure.wordpress.com/grant-achatz-profile/ - 53k - Cached - Similar pages

Brain Food | Grant Achatz | Food & WineThe Black Truffle Explosion contained, in embryo, some of the central ideas Achatz would .... Nantucket Bay Scallops, Roasted Pear, Olive Oil and Licorice ...
www.foodandwine.com/articles/invoke.cfm?label=brain-food-%7... - Similar pages

eG Forums -> Mao & Vivin's Happy Trip Thru Paris(1): Arpege... bite of black truffle explosion that shoots up as the last aromatic sensation of ... 2 scallops served very minimally/quietly in tiny amount of oil and ...
forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=5022 - 63k - Cached - Similar pages

The Hungry HedonistI forgot to take down the name of this, but there were sliced raw scallops and langoustine in a broth. ..... Black truffle - explosion, romaine, parmesan ...
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"Black truffle" - topic profile :: BoardReaderBlack Truffle Explosion is back at Alinea ... good sauteed with black trumpet mushrooms and served with seared scallops and a black truffle potato sauce. ...
boardreader.com/tp/Black+truffle.html - 165k -

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
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PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Tony M: I think that's someone being perversely literal, and in any case, those refs. seem mainly to be referring to it as the name of a dish, not the actual bits.

7 mins

-> we're not talking about one person, nor necessarily about translations - which I somehow doubt. There are plenty of other examples of the same thing. My 1st thought was "truffle bursts", which I prefer, but there were 0 hits for that!

neutral

juliebarba: Agree with Tony, it's a misinterpretation

2 hrs

-> I think some of the links are perfectly valid for this context, which, after all, appears on a menu, as do some of the examples. But, admittedly, not all are items on a menu. It depends on how imaginative the menu has to be..

neutral

Scott Alexander: The standard culinary term for this in English is "truffle shavings." The term "t.e." gets more google hits than "t.s." but they are not in the sense of the source text.

17 hrs

-> thanks, Scott! I take your point, but still think it all boils down to how adventurous the menu wants to be.

1 day2 hrs confidence:

(agree with shavings)

Explanation:
Parings doesn't sound too appetising to me and 'shavings' is often used to denote delicate but visible 'bits'.

Here is a chef talking (+ mention of 'pairing' [sic!] for Tony

"Fats work perfectly with truffles, and help bring the full flavor out, which is why truffles are usually paired [Tony!little joke here!] with ....fatty foods like foie gras...
...The noble truffle is king, and other ingredients should bow to him. Never try to overthrow him with other foods with strong flavors and overwhelming aromas, as the truffle flavor will be lost - a horrible waste.
....
Shave, Sliver, and Slice: You always want to maximize the truffle flavor, using the least amount of the ingredient as possible. So always slice into paper-thin wedges or strips, and let them work their magic. Use a truffle shaver (similar to a cheese grater) when shaving truffles. .... If the recipe asks for a peeled truffle, save the peel to use for other recipes....

ormiston
France
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English

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French: éclats de truffe

English translation: truffle shavings