Truffle

Tuber spp.

mushroom

An underground fungus living in symbiosis with the roots of a tree — oak, hazel, pine, lime; the black Périgord truffle is harvested from December to February, and a few grams flavour a dish. It provides beta-glucans.

Origin

Limestone soils of France and Italy (Périgord, Provence, Piedmont)

Season (United States)

November to March · grows in your region

Preparation

It is brushed under cold water; its rough skin is eaten, or grated separately for a sauce.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

Its harvest is called cavage in French: with a trained dog, sometimes a pig, or by following a fly, the so-called truffle fly.