The Green Truffle

"Bethnal Green’s Green Truffle is only five years old but it has already made a name for itself among east Londoners for its upscale groceries and delicious sarnies. The family-run shop focuses on niche goods from small Italian producers, in particular those from Avellino in Campania — where owner Stefano Dell’Utri and his brother Nicola (who moved to London last year) were born — and it is to this area that the Green Truffle owes its name: green as in “Green Irpinia” (another name for Avellino) and truffle for the region’s typical product, also the deli’s pièce de résistance. You’ll find Trevalli cheese with black truffle, black truffle cream, truffle and ricotta pesto and black truffle risotto. The Green Truffle is now a go-to for east London foodies, but it also delivers nationwide. Its stripped-back decor doesn’t do justice to the delicacies for sale, many of which can’t be found anywhere else in London — Bagnoli Irpino black truffles (only available in certain months), colatura of Cetara anchovies (a strong sauce produced by fermenting anchovies in water and salt), the bottarga di muggine (Sardinian mullet roe), pesto di pistachio di Bronte and capriccio Nero, a cheese aged for 12 months and imbued in Modena balsamic vinegar. Bestsellers? The pecorino romano and the ​​Aglianico di Avellino wine."