Mari’s Sean O’Keefe thinks Gamay might be the best red variety suited to Old Mission Peninsula’s climate.

When he first tried American truffles, he says, “A friend of a friend said ‘Hey, I got some West Coast truffles.They smell like garlic and pineapples.’ It’s like tasting a mushroom.

You can eat a white button, a chanterelle, a morel — they’re all different.They’re fascinating.It’s like growing a mushroom underground like a potato.”.

McGee sends me a black truffle from the Pacific Northwest.It's the size of my fist and it weighs a staggering six ounces.

native black truffles are better infused.

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Once boiling, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until pasta is softened but not breaking apart, 3 to 4 minutes.Season soup to taste with salt.. Place 4 teaspoons queso fresco in the bottom of each serving bowl; ladle soup over cheese.

Serve with crema, cilantro, avocado, limes, and warm tortillas.. About this recipe.Mexican noodle soup, or sopa de fideos, features short, thin pasta, called fideos, cooked in a flavorful tomato broth.. Top Chef.