The newly launched Alba White Truffle Menu (from HK$1,580) at Castellana features only the finest, hand-picked truffles from Alba, a town nestled within the hilly Langhe region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. The limited-time menu is available from Mondays – Saturdays for dine-in lunch and dinner, exclusively at Castellana.
The menu begins with Tonno Rosso, a flambe of Japanese tuna marinated with fennel seeds and beetroot juice, accompanied by herbs sauce and bottarga-style beetroot. This is followed by the sumptuous appetizer of Uovo di Montagna, an organic Italian Dolomite mountain egg white meringue steam-cooked at 90 degrees Celsius, and served with its raw egg yolk.
A soothing traditional Piedmontese dish that is typically enjoyed during colder months, Brodo “Au Plin” features winter cabbage broth, small agnolotti pasta stuffed with wagyu beef, Grana Padano cheese, and Piedmont’s famous hazelnuts. Tagliarin al Tartufo Bianco d’Alba is the ultimate pasta dish to appreciate the heady aromas of fresh white truffle, created with homemade tagliolini pasta noodles tossed with organic mountain butter sauce.
Astice blu Mare highlights Brittany’s beautiful blue lobster, vacuum-cooked with aromatic butter, and served with purple cabbage, leek cream and smoked potatoes. Using an exceptionally lean breast meat from the famous Piedmontese breed of cattle, Fassona features terrine-style Fassona beef with rhubarb, mushroom juice, onion casserole, and gratin of fontina cheese.
To conclude the seasonal white truffle menu, guests may choose a dessert of either Formaggio Autunnale, a daily selection of classic cow, sheep, and goat milk Piedmont cheeses for a supplemental charge of HK$100, or Gianduiotto, a traditional dessert featuring glazed autumn chestnuts marinated with Barolo grappa, Castellana’s Gianduiotto PiemontesiTurin chocolate.