Croatian Truffle Adventure 🍽️ | Hunting & Cooking in Istria

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy.

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

pasta

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles are lower in carbs.

Hunt for truffles in the forest with dogs.

Prepare dough for pasta called fuji.

Flatten the dough with your palm.

Pass the dough through a pasta machine, starting with the thickest setting and gradually decreasing to thinner settings.

Pinch the corners of the pasta to shape it, using a chopstick to create a hole for sauce.

Cook the pasta and prepare the sauce with butter, fresh truffles, water from the pasta, and parmesan cheese.

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