Growing truffles

The Sunday Telegraph London | June 18, 2006| | Copyright

What exactly are truffles, and are there different varieties?

Truffles are a type of mushroom or fungus that grow underground. The highly prized part that we eat is the fruiting body, as is the case with mushrooms. The black truffle, which the French rave about, looks rather like a black golf ball with curious dimples over the surface. They are not all perfect spheres but can be misshapen when they grow adjacent to stones or roots.

Truffles vary in size; larger examples are cricket ball sized, and specimens of up to one kilogram in weight have been harvested. There are three main edible types: ...

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