As soon as we took one step into La Maison de la Truffe on Madeleine the scent of truffles hit us like a brick wall. We have to admit, we were very nervous and intimidated when we walked into the shop, because we knew next to nothing about truffles and this was the 'it' truffle shop of Paris. The shop employees must have sensed this, because they were immediately welcoming us into the shop to explore and ask as many questions as we needed. They also showed us to the sample area where we were able to try truffle infused olive oils, truffle honey, and other delicious truffle based items. We toyed around with buying a truffle and cooking something fabulous in our Parisian apartment, but were nervous to use this mysterious item that would cost a lot if we were to accidentally cook it the wrong way. We had heard that most truffle oil was synthetic, and we didn't know how to ask if it was actually truffle oil, or the typical synthetic oil so we did not purchase that either. So, we ended up picking the mayo with small pieces of real truffle mixed in, since we always love dipping homemade pommes frites into different mayo concoctions. We brought it home to Naperville, IL as a gift for my parents and we all agreed that it was incredible.
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