Agnello al Tartufo Nero

This rich and delicious dish of roasted lamb flavoured with mushrooms and truffle really shows off the very best of the cuisine of Umbria. This is without doubt a grand recipe of the upper-class kitchens of the region, and is a sharp contrast to the simple, basic recipes of the neighbouring peasant and shepherd communities. If fresh truffle is not available, it is always better to use a truffle butter rather than truffle oil, which is sometimes so full of chemical ingredients that it can be