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White truffles, a rare type of mushroom, can fetch up to thousands of dollars per pound. They are expensive because of their rarity. They are only available two months out of the year in a small part of Italy and must be found by special pigs. They are used in elegant cuisine.

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What do truffles taste like you and your mom planning to do some business with truffles and mushrooms Any idea?

There are several types of truffle winter summer black or white. the white truffle is the most expensive and can cost several hundred thousand dollars they taste a bit like a cepe/porccini mushroom but slight stronger in taste and more earthy as for being tough well they are when they are old and past there best as for the folk going on about chocolait these are not those totally different thing all together. so do you like mushrooms if so then you are more that likely to like truffles.


What is truffle made out of?

Truffle is not made, it's the fruiting body of a mushroom. Cost like hell, tastes like heaven.


Are truffles a vegetable?

Yes, one of the two kinds of truffles are vegetables.The vegetable truffle is similar to a mushroom and comes in a couple of different varities (as mushrooms do); they are generally classified as either white or black truffles.The other kind of truffle is simply a chocolate ball. These can be any color of chocolate and filled or decorated with any type of candy the creator imagines. A traditional chocolate truffle is often dusted with coco to further immitate a natural truffle by making it look "dusty" (natural truffles are dug from the ground).The only similarity between natural (vegetable) truffles and the chocolate ones is their size and shape. The name of chocolate truffle is meant to invoke thoughts that they use the highest quality chocolate and should therefore be more expensive than other chocolates. It plays on the idea due to the high price of natural truffles. The reality is modern chocolate truffles can be of any quality chocolate and the term has little meaning beyond its shape.


Why are truffles so valuable?

Truffles are so valuable because the process in order to obtain these mushrooms is very challenging. Truffles exist underground, and require trained pigs, whose noses are just sensitive enough to sniff out the truffle they are told to find, be it black or white truffles. The truffle season is also very short, from October to November each year! They are also valuable and sought after because they add an unusual, meaty yet sweet, taste and texture to a variety of dishes.


What are truffle dogs used for?

Truffle dogs are trained to hunt for truffles, which are a type of highly prized fungi that grow underground near the roots of certain trees. These dogs use their keen sense of smell to locate truffles, which are then harvested by their handlers. Truffles are a gourmet delicacy used in cooking and are highly sought after in the culinary world.


What is truffle crab bisque?

Bisque is a creamy French soup, usually made with lobster and is heavily seasoned. Truffle is a kind of mushroom, very expensive, but has amazing depth of flavor, also is a very recognizable flavor to those who have had this fungi before. So I can only assume that, unless I am wrong about truffle crabs not being an actual type of crab, that a truffle crab bisque would be a crab bisque flavored with truffles in addition to other seasonings.


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Not many medicines, but mushrooms are a special test and so expensive that it is rarely done.


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How do you get mushrooms in backyard monsters?

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Because white sugar is the most refined and processed. And 10 kilos is a lot of sugar.


Do mushrooms have buttholes?

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