The Pursuit of White Gold: White Truffle Season is Here!

The aromatic scent of white truffle has finally made its way to Hong Kong and Aqua Restaurant Group has the best Italian, Chinese and Japanese dishes ready for you to explore this season.

Enjoy White Truffle Season in True Italian Style at Cantina

If you are looking for delicious Italian home-cooking look no further than Cantina in the historic grounds of Tai Kwun. Chef Matteo presents new mouth-watering dishes designed to hero prized Alba white truffle. Seasonal specials include Beef tartare, rice chips, hazelnuts, egg yolk and white truffle (HK$488) and Parmesan risotto, roasted porcini mushrooms and white truffle (HK$588), prepared in true trattoria-style. End on a sweet note, with Cantina’s incredible Mascarpone cream, caramelized Piedmont hazelnuts and white truffle (HK$288).

Cantina, Police Headquarters, Block 01, Tai Kwun,

10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

T 2848 3000 | www.cantina.com.hk |FB & IG @cantinahongkong

White truffle tagliolini with parmesan

Indulge in White Truffle Season at The Chinese Library

The Chinese Library offers prized Italian white truffle with a Chinese twist. Signature dishes such as Chrysanthemum ‘thousand cut’ silken tofu in chicken broth (HK$168) and Braised king crab and winter melon soup (HK$188) can be elevated with decadent shavings of rare white truffle. To finish your evening, there is the botanical Tofu panna cotta with matcha green tea cake and toffee (HK$218). Ask your server to add as much or as little of the esteemed hand-shaved truffle as you wish based on market price.

The Chinese Library, Police Headquarters, Block 01, Tai Kwun,

10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

T 2848 3088 | www.chineselibrary.com.hk | FB & IG @thechineselibrary

The Chinese Library – Tofu panna cotta with matcha cake and toffee

Take Your Truffle Tastebuds to Italy and Japan at Aqua 

Aqua celebrates the return of the white truffle season with an exquisite five-course dinner menu. Enjoy the best of both worlds from aqua’s Italian and Japanese kitchens, starting with Seared kagoshima wagyu beef with pumpkin & dashi ponzu jelly and white truffle (HK$488) which is torched tableside. For mains, there is a rich and creamy Risotto with Jerusalem artichoke, crispy guanciale, parmesan cheese and white truffle (HK$588) and melt-in-the-mouth Sliced wagyu beef sirloin sukiyaki with Japanese barley and onsen egg in stone pot and white truffle (HK$588). Each dish is topped with decadent white truffle shavings – order individually or enjoy as a five-course tasting menu priced atHK$1,588 per person.

aqua, 17/F H Zentre, 15 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

T 3427 2288 | www.aqua.com.hk | FB @aquahk | IG @aquahongkong

Aqua – Sliced wagyu beef sirloin sukiyaki with Japanese barley and onsen egg in stone pot and white truffle

Twist Your Fork Around Vista’s Homemade Tagliolini

Nothing beats a simple bowl of homemade pasta which is why Vista is serving up a classic and creamy White truffle tagliolini (HK$688) to mark the start of White Truffle Season. Truffle connoisseurs can also order the Truffle mezcal negroni (HK$148) from the penthouse 30/F Vista Bar. Crafted with smooth Montelobos Espadin mezcal, sweet vermouth and bittersweet Campari finished with a slice of black truffle. The result is the perfect balance of sweetness and subtle smokiness with every sip.

Vista, 29F / 30F One Peking Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

T 2778 3255 | www.vista.com.hk | FB & IG @ vistahongkong

Aqua spirit – Toryufu Sour Cocktail