I really like Starbucks’ Egg Bites—each single taste. Although a chef buddy as soon as advised me they’re principally cottage cheese (impolite, however not mistaken).
After attempting the brand new Truffle, Mushroom & Brie Egg Bites, what I really need subsequent is an egg chunk flight. Certainly one of every, please.
Starbucks has flirted with “bougie” earlier than, however that all the time felt like a condiment-level dedication (good day, Truff sizzling sauce). That is totally different. Starbucks goes full truffle right here.
And truffles are bougie indeedy. Individuals usually hand-forage them throughout a brief season, generally with canine or pigs, and a few have bought for eye-watering costs. A white truffle has gone for as a lot as $330,000 for 3.3 kilos!
Essential clarification: truffles aren’t the chocolate sort. They’re intensely pungent and aggressively mushroom-forward. For those who don’t like mushrooms, don’t eat this. Keep far-off. Depart it for us shroom lovers.
Earlier than I even took a chunk, the aroma was unmistakable. Yep, that’s black truffle. I had a quick second of hope that it wouldn’t tip into truffle-oil territory.
Taste-wise, it was clearly black truffle to me, not white truffle. Black truffle tastes bolder and earthier, and the flavour got here via strongly right here. After I checked the ingredient record after, I noticed that Starbucks makes use of an precise truffle base quite than simply truffle oil, which checks out.
Whereas “Brie” seems third within the identify, it barely performed a task. The egg bites didn’t style notably tacky; the truffle utterly dominated. For those who count on creamy, gentle Brie vibes, this isn’t that. Truffle leads first, second, and third.
Texture-wise, this felt fluffier than a few of the different egg bites. It averted the puck-like density you generally get with the egg white variations and landed softer and lighter total. The diced mushrooms didn’t compete with the truffle taste, however seeing and feeling them helped the feel line up with what my nostril was selecting up.
One sudden miss was the espresso pairing. I ordered a Pistachio Cortado, and collectively the flavors went full earthy mode. Whereas I really like mushrooms, I don’t love savory mushrooms colliding with candy pistachio sauce. That one’s on me, however it’s price warning.
As with all egg bites, eat them heat except you need a silicone-adjacent puck.
Bought Value: $5.45
Ranking: 7 out of 10
Diet Information: 200 energy, 10 grams of fats, 6 grams of saturated fats, 240 milligrams of ldl cholesterol, 620 milligrams of sodium, 12 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 14 grams of protein.
