Truffle Pasta

Bella Italia · Tampa, FL
Open now11AM–11PM$$$
4.8
98 reviews
Taste Match
Great match!
You and 88% of Umami Hunters near you loved this. Deep savory backbone + italian technique map directly to your top three dimensions.
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Why you'll love it

Hand-rolled tagliatelle with real Périgord black truffle, butter emulsion, aged parmigiano.

High UmamiComfortingIndulgentEarthy
The Scienceauto by kokumi
The savory depth here is umami synergy. Parmesan + egg yolk are loaded with free glutamate; truffle adds guanylate. Together they potentiate — savoriness multiplies up to ×30 beyond either alone.
Synergy ×30 free glutamate × guanylate
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Piperine black pepper
◐ mesh
Free Glutamate parmesan + truffle + egg yolk
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Free Aspartate parmesan
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Where it sits on the kokumi axis
MouthfulnessMid+
ContinuityHigh
ComplexityMid+
Push it toward kokumi
This dish hits multiple kokumi axes well. Refine technique (longer extraction, browner Maillard) before adding more ingredients.
● measured◐ inferred (mesh)○ your palate
KOKUMI · scientist
Truffle Pasta is a textbook free glutamate × guanylate pairing — the multiplier reaches 30× in optimal ratios. If you're an Umami Hunter, your palate consistently rewards this combination.
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Bella Italia
1234 Bayshore Blvd · Tampa
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RESEARCHER
Bella Italia's chef trained in Northern Italy. The truffle here is real Périgord — not oil. Worth the $$$.