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Truffles are the subterranean fruiting bodies of a number of fungi of the genus, Tuber. Several species, such as the French black truffle (T. melanosporum) and the Italian white truffle (T. magnatum) are considered extreme delicacies, and are correspondingly scarce and expensive.
Taste
Many have attempted to describe the taste of truffles without success, but they somewhat resemble ripe Gorgonzola cheese drizzled in soy sauce and mixed with a whiff of burning rubber.Backstory
Truffles seem to have evolved, like fruit, as a food-offering to animals, who then spread seeds in places favorable to growth. The prized edible truffles of France and Italy are highly attractive to animals including pigs, who smell them beneath the ground. Trained pigs are traditionally used in harvesting them, although dogs have become more common in recent years.Culinary use
Truffles are so expensive (with prices up to thousands of dollars per pound) that they have no genuine use as a food, and are instead generally used like a spice, in dishes in which small quantities of truffle can be made to go a long way. They are most often found in the form of flecks or shavings, and as the flavoring ingredient in truffle oil -- a substance so common in ostentatiously expensive restaurants that it earned the nickname 'Michelin ketchup,' in reference not to its subtle burned-tire flavor but to the haute cuisine bible, the Michelin Guide.-
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Truffles Questions
Whats the best chocolate truffle recipe I can use at home? 2 AnswersI made these last year and they were very popular at my dinner party. My goal was something simple and great tasting and I felt like these did the job. http://w... read more
What is truffles? 2 AnswersTruffles are underground mushrooms. Very expensive and very hard to get. You can find those only using trained dogs or pigs (due to their smell). It is said th... read more
Whats the best dark chocolate truffle recipe that has cream cheese as an ingredient? 1 AnswerG'day Chris Goward, Thank you for your question. How about some minty chocolate snowballs? About.com has the recipe here. http://candy.about.com/od/... read more
Where can I get reasonably priced Australian truffles? (The mushroom kind.) 1 AnswerYour first and probably only stop is the Australian Truffle Growers Association. They will put you in contact with your local state supplier http://www.truffleg... read more
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Truffles a success. Hanging out cooking and eating with two people I love also a success.
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@meghanmconrad you are leaving out - truffles we are mailing to libitina! And blogging with recipes! Tiaras are all well and good, but...
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Spent the evening making chocolate with @amandabrome. Was a wild success: Pumpkin truffles, rum & caramel truffles, coconut haystacks...
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If Trader Joe's French Truffles could warm a bed, I'd leave my husband for them. Also, mmmmmmmmm!
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