I have come the the conclusion that no time soon will I be tasting these fucking expensive delicacies. So you may be wondering what the hell these awful looking things are...
well I will indulge you.
The truffle belongs to the tuber (genus) family.
A truffle is the valuable and highly sought-after, edible fruiting body of a group of subterranean ascomycete fungi of the genus Tuber. All truffles are ectomycorrizhal and are therefore found in close association with trees. These are the only "true" truffles, however, the term has been applied to several other genera of underground fungi around the world.
The ascoma (fruiting body) of truffles is highly prized as a food, their smell has been described as similar to deep-fried sunflower seeds or walnuts, although it has also been described as "a foul aroma." Not all people are able to smell the odor of this fungus. Water that truffles have been soaked in can taste a bit like soy sauce. Brillat-Savarin called the truffle "the diamond of the kitchen" and praised its aphrodisiacal powers. While their aphrodisiac properties may be unproven, truffles are nevertheless held in high esteem in French, northern Italian and Istrian cooking, as well as in international haute cusine.
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