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The world's most expensive truffle mushroom. Truffle - the most prestigious mushroom delicacy What does a truffle taste like

truffle ( tuber) is the most expensive mushroom in the world, a rare and delicious delicacy with unique taste and strong specific aroma. The mushroom got its name due to the similarity of its fruiting body with potato tubers or cones (Latin phrase terrae tuber corresponds to the concept of "earth cones"). The truffle mushroom belongs to the department Ascomycetes, subdivision Pezizomycotina, to the class Petsitsevye, to the order Petsitsevye, to the truffle family, to the genus of truffles.

Surprisingly, a pig is able to smell a truffle at a distance of 20-25 meters. Then she begins to zealously dig out the delicacy, so the main task of the mushroom picker is to distract the animal as soon as it “makes a stand” on the mushroom.

The pig is looking for truffles

For dogs, the truffle itself is absolutely not interesting in terms of food, but these four-legged “detectives” have to be trained for a long time in order to train for the truffle smell.

By the way, a good mushroom picker dog today can cost more than 5,000 euros.

Dog looking for truffles

The unique culinary properties of truffles have long been known. They are suitable for making pâtés, sauces and fillings for pies, and as an accompaniment to poultry and seafood dishes. Sometimes they can be served as an independent dish. Truffle can be harvested for future use by freezing or canning in high-quality cognac.

The composition of the truffle includes vegetable proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins B, PP and C, various minerals, antioxidants, pheromones that improve the emotional state of a person and a large amount of fiber. Truffle juice is good for some eye diseases, and the pulp of the fungus brings relief to people suffering from gout. There are no special contraindications for eating these mushrooms, the main condition is the freshness of the fungus and the absence of allergic reactions to penicillin in humans.

  • It is believed that mature truffles contain anandamide, a substance that acts on the human nervous system in the same way as marijuana.
  • Truffle hunting is carried out at night due to the fact that in the cool air search dogs or pigs better capture the aroma of mushrooms.
  • Earlier in Italy, the search and collection of truffles was carried out by specially trained pigs. However, due to the fact that they not only severely destroy the upper soil layer, but also strive to eat prey, they were replaced by dogs.
  • In Russia, before the revolution of 1917, bears were used to search for truffles, whose teeth had previously been removed.
  • Truffle is considered a strong aphrodisiac.

Truffle (Tuber) is a representative of marsupial fungi, since spores ripen in special unicellular bags - asci. This is a very rare and expensive representative of the mushroom kingdom.

Summer truffle (black)

mushroom features

Truffles are unusual, primarily in that the fruiting bodies are formed not on the ground, but inside it. Rounded or tuberous mushrooms have a fleshy and cartilaginous texture. Their feature is a marble pattern - the alternation of light and dark streaks on the cut. Light veins are called internal veins, and dark veins are called external. Bags with spores are formed on the internal veins, and are also distributed in nests in the fruiting body. Mushrooms grow to different sizes. They can be the size of a walnut or a potato tuber.

Young mushrooms have a smooth whitish skin, which eventually turns yellow and becomes light brown. The surface is covered with various folds, cracks and hard “warts”. The yellowish-whitish dry flesh with numerous brownish veins-convolutions turns brown when heated and acquires a chocolate hue.

Truffle is an edible mushroom of the first category with the best consumer and culinary qualities. They are most often used fresh to make aromatic soups, sauces and gravies.

nutritional value

Calorie content of 100 g of the product - 24 kcal.

The chemical composition of the truffle:

  • proteins - 3 g;
  • carbohydrates - 2 g;
  • fats - 0.5 g;
  • dietary fiber - 1 g;
  • water - 90 g.

And also it contains vitamins PP, C and B2, a small amount of B1, but there are practically no macro- and microelements in the composition.

Where do truffles grow and how to collect them?

It is not easy to find a truffle in the forest, it hides well underground. Summer mushrooms are harvested in summer and autumn, peaking in August - September. They go for winter species in February and look for them until March.

The fungus grows in deciduous, mixed European forests, less often in coniferous forests, as well as on the African continent (in its northern part), Asia and America. He needs moderately moist clay-calcareous soils with an underdeveloped grassy cover, on which he forms mycorrhiza with the roots of various tree species. Usually truffles grow in small groups of 7 pieces.


Experienced "hunters" for truffles notice hidden mushrooms by insignificant external signs - these are raised soil and dried grass. In France, it is customary to look for them with the help of truffle flies, which lay their larvae in the ground near this mushroom. The flight of these insects, their large accumulation indicates the close location of truffles.

But not all are such “pathfinders”, therefore, trained animals have been used to search for a delicacy since ancient times, which are able to smell the peculiar smell of truffles for 20 m. start. In Italy, dogs are used for searches; poodles and mutts have become the best search engines. Interestingly, until the 1869s, trained bears were looking for truffles near Moscow.

Truffle varieties

There are many varieties of mushrooms, here are the most common:

  • Truffle italian(Tuber magnatum), real or "Piedmontese" - its range is Piedmont (region of Italy). It grows near birches, lindens, elms. This is the most expensive mushroom in the world. It is valued for its pleasant taste and cheese-garlic aroma.
  • french black(Tuber melanosporum), "Perigorsky" is found in groves where I grow hornbeams, beeches and oaks. It is considered the second most valuable, second only to Italian. A red-brown or brown-black truffle with an angular-rounded shape is covered with large warts and small depressions. The flesh is colored reddish, later turning purple. Its distinguishing feature is the many white and black veins with a red border on the section of the mushroom. The mushroom is bitter in taste with a strong aroma.
  • Truffle black "burgundy"(Tuber uncinatum) is a variety of French black that has a nutty aroma and taste of chocolate and grows throughout Europe.
  • summer truffle(Tuber aestivum), the "black Russian" is recognizable by its nutty taste and the sweetish aroma of algae. It can be found on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, in the broad-leaved forests of the Scandinavian countries, Central Europe, Ukraine, and in some areas of Central Asia. It ripens in the summer months.
  • winter truffle(Tuber brumale) ripens in November - February. Hiding in the ground, it is not damaged by frost, but if somehow the fungus is on the surface, then it freezes slightly and loses all its taste. This happens even with the slightest frost. It grows in Switzerland, Italy and France, in the Crimean mountains. The young mushroom has a reddish-purple color, the mature mushroom becomes almost black and is overgrown with many small warts. Ash-gray flesh has white streaks and a musky aroma.
  • African truffle(Terfezia leonis) grows exclusively in North Africa and in parts of the Middle East. Whitish-yellow mushrooms have a rounded shape. The flesh is light, mealy, with white streaks and numerous dark spots. When ripe, it becomes wet.

Italian truffle mushroom

French black truffle mushroom

Black truffle mushroom "Burgundy"

summer truffle mushroom

winter truffle mushroom

African truffle

The benefits of the mushroom

Truffle Harm

The fungus does not harm human health. There can be only one contraindication - this is intolerance to the product. You should also pay attention to where it is collected. Any mushroom, like a sponge, absorbs not only useful, but also toxic substances from the environment, and accumulate toxins in itself.

Growing at home

Difficulties in finding truffles forced experts to raise the issue of their artificial cultivation. For several centuries, all attempts were unsuccessful, but at the beginning of the 19th century it was cultivated. However, only "black" species grow in an unnatural environment, "white" truffles are not cultivated.

The main condition is a favorable climate. It should be moderate, warm, without sudden changes in temperature. Regions with hot summers and frosty winters are not suitable for this purpose. It is better to buy seed material in a specialized store, but they are not cheap. Usually, spores are grafted onto the roots of hazel or oak seedlings.

You can try to grow mycorrhiza yourself. Beech or oak sawdust is infected with mycelium and placed in a warm, sterile place until mycorrhiza is formed, but this will not happen before a year.

They select a place for planting trees - protected from the wind, direct sunlight, other shrubs, trees, flowers should not grow on its territory. Spruces, chestnuts and poplars especially do not tolerate truffles next to them. The place is protected from invading animals. Truffle loves alkaline soil, if it is acidic, then lime is added. And also it should be rich in humus, calcium and saturated with air.

Seedlings are planted in the spring. The soil is not pre-fertilized so that the mycelium does not die. It is cleaned of weeds, stones and dig holes 75 cm deep, watered. Then the seedlings are planted, covered with soil and watered again. At a distance of 40 cm from each seedling, the ground is mulched with last year's oak leaves. The temperature should be in the region of +20 °C…+22 °C.

It is recommended to fertilize with potash and nitrogen fertilizers. They are added not to the mushroom planting site, but to the ground near the roots of the tree where they grow. For the winter, be sure to mulch them to protect them from frost. In the spring they are fed with mineral fertilizers rich in boron, copper, zinc, calcium and iron.

Harvest time depends on the type of mushroom planted. They hide at a depth of 20 cm from the surface. If the mushrooms rot or lose their nutritional value, then perhaps they are located close to the surface. In this case, it is recommended to sprinkle the surface with clean, dry sand. Truffles are dug up with a small spatula. Mushrooms grow not only near the roots of trees, but are also located between them.

Growing a truffle in a greenhouse or cellar is expensive. To create optimal conditions, a system of air humidification, heating, ventilation is installed, special soil and means for additional disinfection are purchased. Such costs will pay off if truffle cultivation becomes your business.

Truffle is a rare delicacy mushroom that grows underground. On the market, 1 kg of such mushrooms costs from 2 to 5 thousand euros, some specimens were sold even more expensive. The high cost is determined by the difficulty of obtaining the mushroom and high demand. High demand due to the extraordinary taste that even the strictest critic will appreciate.

Mushrooms grow in hard-to-reach places, underground 10-15 cm under the roots of trees, which complicates their search. The location of mushrooms depends on the composition of the soil and climate. You need to look for them in the roots of poplar, linden, mountain ash, oak, beech, birch, from this we can conclude that the fungus chooses mixed and deciduous forests.

Truffles grow in Europe, North America, Asia and the USA. In Russia, truffles are found in places where a warm climate prevails, sometimes they can also be found in the European part, mainly where the soil is saturated with lime.

Basically, truffles are divided into 2 types: these are black and white types.

  • Black truffle. Begins to ripen in summer and bears fruit in autumn. Fresh fruit red-violet color, then. The core is white. Grow under the roots of oak, hornbeam, beech, sometimes found near pines and birches.
  • White truffle. Ripens from autumn to early winter. The fruits are yellowish in color, the flesh itself is white. It is less common than black truffle, so it is more valued.

Where does the mushroom grow?

The geography of the habitat of the truffle in Russia is quite extensive, it is found in the Central regions, in the Volga region, in the Caucasus.

European part

Black truffle can be found in deciduous and mixed forests in the Caucasus, on the Black Sea coast, in Moscow, Voronezh, Podolsk, Tver, Leningrad regions.
White tubers are found in the Tula, Orel, Vladimir, Smolensk, Kuibyshev regions.

Siberia

Deciduous and coniferous forests of Siberia are the habitats of the delicious white truffle, and favorable climatic conditions contribute to their good harvest.

Crimea and Caucasus

Mild climatic conditions and planting of oak and beech groves increases the yield of mushrooms and promotes their active growth. Gelendzhik, Anapa, the village of Abrau-Dyurso, Alania are areas that account for a larger amount of the crop.

Due to the complexity of picking mushrooms, there is a whole set of rules, thanks to which the collection efficiency can be increased many times over. The most important thing is to choose the right forest. These should be areas with deciduous trees (beech, birch, oak). The soil should contain a large amount of lime, sand. In the mushroom place there will be high humidity, the vegetation is stunted, the earth is gray-ashy in color, and midges will circle over the place. If the plantings are very young, then it will not be possible to find mushrooms there, but around you can often see traces of wild boars and other animals.

Surely everyone once heard that a truffle is a true delicacy that is available only to people with great financial capabilities. Even today, with the opportunity to grow mushrooms on farms instead of looking for them in the forests, the truffle is still an expensive mushroom. This mushroom of the truffle family belongs to the truffle genus. In addition, it is also called French or Perigord, due to the place of growth. The largest accumulation of these mushrooms was found in France in the Perigord region.

To date, scientists have identified about 32 varieties of different truffles. However, only 8 of them are truly expensive and rare delicacies. The diamond among these mushrooms is the black truffle. Let's find out why.

Description and photo of black truffle

Perhaps one day you will be lucky and you will find black truffles while walking. Also, some specially fly to France in order to try fresh rare mushrooms.

But how to understand that this is the very truffle in front of you? To do this, you need to know how it looks.

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fruiting body

The fruiting body of this mushroom is well remembered by anyone, even from a picture. Firstly, truffles are most often an uneven oval shape, very similar to a potato tuber. Painted in dark color. If you look at the pulp of this mushroom, you will be surprised. At first it has a light beige hue, but when interacting with oxygen, it quickly turns into a black-violet hue. However, white streaks remain inside.

The truffle grows underground, so its skin is hard enough not to deform under the earth.

It has an irregular shape in the form of a tuber. Most often, the diameter of the fruiting body varies from 3 to 10 cm.

The color of the truffle deserves special attention. It has a shade closer to dark brown, however, as it matures, it becomes jet black. However, if you forcefully press on the elastic skin of the mushroom, it will acquire a rusty color. Truffles are very rough. Their surface is covered with all sorts of irregularities and several faces. However, despite this, it is very pleasant in the hand. The skin is cold.



The flesh of this mushroom is quite hard. Therefore, fresh truffles can not impress everyone with their taste. It is believed that the pulp, after interacting with oxygen, gets drunk and becomes truly healthy and tasty.

As for smell, aroma and taste, the pulp has a characteristic strong aroma. It is very pleasant and more mushroomy. The taste is also acceptable, although slightly bitter.

Truffle, like many mushrooms, reproduces by spores. Its powder is dark brown in color. The spores themselves are oval in shape, less often they can be curved and branched.

Where it grows and how to find

If you are eager to try this delicious mushroom, then you definitely need to go to France. It is there that approximately 60% of the total number of black truffles is grown. The largest accumulation is observed in Perigord. This is an area of ​​France that is simply riddled with these mushrooms. Therefore, during the season you will see crowds of tourists here.



Also, in addition to Perigord, you can go to the southeastern part. There is the Gironde and Dordoi. In addition, black truffles are chosen to grow in countries with a warm and pleasant climate. Therefore, they can be found in Italy and Spain. Also present in China.

For a long time it was believed that the truffle is just a kind of growth on the roots of trees. However, these marsupials eventually showed two of their interesting features.

The first feature is that an ignorant person will pass by and never discover that there is a truffle under his feet at a depth of 5 to 20 cm. That is why these mushrooms are very difficult to detect, and they are mined in small quantities. The second feature is that the truffle chooses only calcareous soils for its growth and development, and it also likes to settle next to the roots of trees, where it feels as comfortable as possible.

Also, the truffle is a real fussy in the choice of trees, next to which it is going to grow and develop. Most often they accept oaks or hazels.

Why do truffles try to stay close to trees? Most often, they need nutrients that the tree receives from the ground in large quantities. The truffle mycelium is neatly intertwined at the root, as a result of which mineral salts and water necessary for growth and development are obtained.

However, it is a mutually beneficial symbiosis. The tree shares its nutrients, and the truffle mycelium reliably protects the roots from various putrefactive processes.

However, the truffle has a detrimental effect on small vegetation in the form of grasses and moss. It dies, as the nutrients are mainly obtained by trees and mushrooms.

As for the time of collection, the black French truffle bears fruit from December to the twentieth of March. However, truffle hunters take to the train in the first winter months.



In order to find the truffle, the French use specially trained pigs that have the ability to smell over long distances. However, pigs have a detrimental effect on forest soil, destroying it over time. Also, often pigs can damage the mycelium, as a result of which mushrooms will no longer appear in this place. Therefore, in recent times it is customary to use specially trained dogs.

Edibility of black truffle

For what qualities is the black truffle so highly valued?

Gourmets will appreciate the aroma of black truffles. That is why the mushroom has such a high cost. However, everyone's perception of taste and smell is different. Someone says that the mushroom distinctly resembles dark chocolate, while others say that they smell cognac.

Famous chefs believe that this delicacy is ideal as a component of desserts, which is why truffle and almond ice cream is highly valued.

Truffle sauces are especially popular. They turn out tart, tasty, saturated, they can decorate any, even the most insipid dish. Truffle goes well with nuts, so a truffle meat dish usually contains grated almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts.



Useful properties and calorie content

The mushroom is not only extremely tasty, but also very useful. The composition of the truffle contains antioxidants necessary for the human body, which prevent the aging process, activating youth, health and vigor.

Also, it contains the main vitamins necessary for the human body - A, B, folic acid and so on.

However, eating truffles alone will not achieve the desired effect. The content of this product must be appropriate. Ideally, it is recommended to eat a couple of truffles per meal, and not to abuse its consumption more than twice a week. Despite its positive properties, the truffle contains acids, which, in large quantities, can adversely affect the body. In addition, such acids corrode the stomach, in large quantities they can have a detrimental effect on the body if you already had any serious disease of the gastrointestinal tract.

However, if you are a perfectly healthy person, then the truffle will be the perfect addition to your diet.



If you are on a diet, then the black truffle will by no means be a breakdown for you. It has a small amount of calories per 100 g, therefore, it will not affect the beauty of the figure in any way.

Black French truffles themselves have long been considered a good aphrodisiac. Mushrooms are recommended to be consumed if you are struck by gout at an early stage. They make a good mood out of truffles, which really help with diarrhea, vomiting, and also weakness.

How much does a mushroom cost

Truffle is an expensive mushroom. During the period of its maturity and special growth, its prices soar higher than ever. In addition, auctions are held for special types of truffles that grow in certain regions of France. So, a kilo of these mushrooms is taken for crazy money, and of course, they are taken to the largest best restaurants in the world.

Despite the fact that truffles are not stored much, nevertheless, they do not have time to stale. They are bought very quickly despite the high cost, because fresh truffle is a separate kind of pleasure that is not available to many.

Despite the astronomical cost, the truffle is ideal for decorating the menu of any restaurant.

Therefore, do not be surprised that they demand an impressive amount of money for it. The price of a truffle varies depending on where this mushroom was grown, in what conditions and what taste it has.



So, at the very beginning of the season, when the mushrooms are not yet the most mature and have not completely filled with juice and taste, the cost of a mushroom for 1 kg is $ 170. However, once the season is in full force and the truffles are mature, the price rises to around $900 per kg.

Truffle, which grows in certain regions of France, and also has a peculiar taste and bitterness, costs from one and a half thousand dollars per kg.

Kinds

Consider two edible species and one inedible (Deer).

Truffle black winter

The fruit body of the winter black truffle has an irregular spherical shape, almost rounded. It reaches 8 cm and weighs 300 g. The shell of this mushroom has a reddish purple hue, and sometimes even black. The skin is covered in polygons and ridges that need to be brushed off before cooking. The pulp of this mushroom has a dense structure, at first white or beige, then it turns gray and even purple. This mushroom differs from other species in that it has marble veins inside.



The aroma is very tasty, pleasant and persistent, and somewhat reminiscent of musk. During the cut, the mushroom begins to emit a strong smell, which is very similar to nuts. Most often it bears fruit well from November to March. Lives in France, North Ossetia and Crimea.

It is used mainly in restaurants, is part of numerous sauces and dressings.

Truffle black summer

A very specific mushroom that has a fruit body up to 10 cm in diameter. The surface has a black-brown tint and a bluish glow, which is covered with black warts. The softness of this mushroom is dense, but in older mushrooms it has a looser structure. With age, the color changes, goes from white to brown tones. Then a marble pattern is formed. The pulp has a nutty taste, slightly sweet. The smell is quite pleasant and strong. The spore powder has a yellow-brown tint.

The fungus is distributed from Central Europe, and is also seen in the south of Scandinavia and on the coast of the Caucasus. Most often it is woven into the roots of oak, hornbeam or birch.

Inedible Deer Truffle

Deer truffle is a mushroom that is not edible for humans and can even be harmful to health. Belongs to the genus of marsupial mushrooms. Distributed in Central Europe. It has gray flesh and light gray skin. Contains a lot of poisonous toxic substances, causes poisoning. The smell is unpleasant, however, attracts deer. It was in honor of them that this mushroom was named, which was so fond of these horned ones.

Application in cosmetology and medicine

Based on the black truffle, hair masks are made and used in various luxury beauty salons throughout Europe. It is believed that the antioxidants contained in the truffle effectively affect the growth and structure of the hair, enriching and nourishing it. Vitamins and dietary supplements are also made on the basis of this truffle.

Based on the truffle, eye patches are made that effectively fight puffiness and circles under the eyes. In order to achieve a positive effect, it is necessary to place the patches directly on the lower eyelid and leave for a while.

Recipes

If you were lucky enough to find a black truffle, then you can be congratulated. You are sure to have a delicious dinner.

  1. So, first you need to rinse the truffle well.
  2. Then, soak it in water for several hours.
  3. Dry the truffles and carefully cut into cubes.
  4. Then, put it in a blender container.
  5. There also add a couple of tablespoons of sour cream, parsley, dill and basil.
  6. Blend everything at high speed in a blender.
  7. Then refrigerate for a couple of hours to thicken the mixture.

Congratulations, you have made a very tasty sauce.

Another recipe involves baking in the oven.

  1. You need to cut your favorite vegetables.
  2. Next, cut the pork meat.
  3. Put in a baking bag and put in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 200 degrees.
  4. Then, untie the baking bag and add the truffle cut into slices.
  5. Also, add chopped tomatoes for juiciness.
  6. Put it in the oven for a couple of hours.

Ice cream with truffle

  1. Cut the truffle into small pieces.
  2. Put in a blender.
  3. Also, put yogurt and some milk in there.
  4. If desired, add pieces of your favorite fruit.
  5. Blend everything thoroughly with a blender.
  6. Then, fill the ice cream molds with the resulting mixture, after which, send it to the refrigerator.

Proper storage

In order for the truffle to retain its taste for as long as possible, it is necessary to carry out proper storage. If you want to keep the taste of the mushroom for a long time, it is not recommended to wash it. And in general, make it so that it comes into contact with water. That is why truffles collected in the forest should simply be carefully placed in a container and covered with plastic wrap on top. Store the truffles in a cool place at home or in the refrigerator. Thus, the effect will be created that it is still underground, at a cool temperature, but at the same time, without interacting with oxygen.



Contraindications

Despite the fact that this mushroom is classified as edible, there are still some contraindications that should be taken into account before trying the truffle.

Fresh truffle can be tasted by nursing mothers and pregnant women. However, if the black truffle has been stored in the refrigerator for some time, or not at all in the proper way, then it is recommended to refuse to use it, since the risk of poisoning increases.

If you are allergic to the components in the composition of the truffle, we recommend trying it in small pieces, gradually increasing the amount eaten.

And also, it is recommended to stop using this mushroom for people who have a stomach ulcer, as well as other diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract, digestive organs, and so on.

Black truffle is a unique mushroom that is a real delicacy. Chefs in the most famous and expensive restaurants use it as the main ingredient for their most sophisticated and sumptuous dishes.

But still, with a strong desire, the truffle can be found independently, the main thing is to determine the place and time of the search. Also, it is recommended to take a responsible approach to conservation, because despite its edibility, this mushroom very quickly loses its beneficial properties and acquires negative ones.

What should be said from all of the above? If you are a real gourmet and also love everything new, black truffle should definitely be on the list of foods that you must try. We hope that it will leave you only pleasant impressions.

Even in ancient Rome and Egypt, the truffle mushroom was a fairly well-known product and available only to very wealthy people. Now it is most popular in Italy and France.

Truffle can be found in any prestigious restaurant in the world, and you can buy it in trendy gourmet shops.

Egypt is the country where this mushroom was first tasted. Then he came to Ancient Rome and only in the 16th century became popular in France.

To get real pleasure, it is important to know what a truffle mushroom looks like, its main distinguishing characteristics, information about the supplier, since at the beginning of the 21st century China began to actively and successfully cultivate truffles.

Chinese products are much cheaper, but also much inferior in taste to real truffles.

Photo: truffle

Description

Truffle is a genus of marsupial mushrooms, which are unattractive tuberous fleshy fruiting bodies weighing from 100 g to 1 kg. The surface is black with a blue or brown tint, it is smooth, cracked or covered with small bumps that look like warts. On the cut, the color of the mushroom resembles marble due to the presence of many light and dark veins mixed with each other. Young mushrooms are distinguished by elastic white pulp with a yellowish or grayish tint, old ones - brownish brown flesh and an increased number of white veins.

Although the truffle genus has about a hundred species, only the following are considered the most valuable:

  • Perigorsky,
  • piedmontese,
  • winter.

The fungus is very capricious in relation to environmental conditions. He likes mixed forests dominated by oaks and beeches, which must be at least 15 years old. The soil prefers soft, rich in minerals, and the weather is warm, humid, with heavy rainfall. At the same time, the truffle grows underground, at a depth of 10–30 cm. Therefore, its reproduction depends on wild animals, which, by eating it, spread spores. Attracts such "agronomists involuntarily" a strong specific aroma of mushrooms.

Unique Features

Truffle mushroom tastes like roasted seeds or walnuts, and is characterized by a long aftertaste. The taste of the mushroom is so original and bright that even regular consumers find it difficult to describe it in words. True gourmets use it raw, and cooking is reduced to minimal heat treatment, which allows you to maximize the uniqueness of taste and delicious aroma.

There are many opinions about what a truffle smells like, among which the most common is that the smell of a truffle is very strong, pleasant, unusual, somewhat reminiscent of the smell of algae.

Beneficial features

In addition to the well-known high taste qualities, the delicacy is valued for the presence of vitamins PP, B1, B2, C. Such beneficial properties of the fungus as a beneficial effect on the bodies of children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers have long been noticed. They also note a significant increase in sexual desire after adults use this product.

Not so long ago, scientists have proven that the fungus helps to delay skin aging. Cosmetologists are already releasing a line of creams based on it to prevent wrinkles. It should be noted that such drugs are contraindicated in the presence of skin diseases.

Like most mushrooms, the calorie content is small, about 24 kcal per 100 g. Truffle goes well with different foods due to its bright taste. It is used as an addition to the main dish. A strong flavor is achieved by sprinkling thinly sliced ​​food at the very end of cooking.