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The use of pigs to hunt truffles is said to date back to the Roman Empire, but the first well-documented use comes from the Italian Renaissance writer and gastronomist, Bartolomeo Platina, in the 15th century. [3] Later references to truffle pigs include John Ray in the 17th century. [3] In 1875, a truffle hog could cost up to 200 francs. [4]
Truffles are also used for producing truffle salt and truffle honey. While chefs once peeled truffles, in modern times, most restaurants brush the truffle carefully and shave it or dice it with the skin on to make the most of the valuable ingredient. Some restaurants stamp out circular discs of truffle flesh and use the skins for sauces.
With white truffle season in full effect, the decadent fungi are bound to start cropping up on restaurant menus across metro Detroit,
Leucangium carthusianum is a species of ascomycete fungus.It is commonly known as the Oregon black truffle. [1] It is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where it grows in an ectomycorrhizal association with Douglas-fir.
Originally there were only three recorded species of white truffles: Tuber borchii Vittad., T. maculatum and Tuber scruposum R. Hesse. [1] Nevertheless, the diversity of Tuber in boreal or sub-boreal forests is becoming more evident with the application of molecular tools to ectomycorrhizal communities studies in these regions. [ 1 ]
If there's one thing the British royal family loves, it's tradition. This past Thursday, November 16, Queen Camilla hosted all the winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Prize, a competition ...
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Tuber lyonii, also known as the American brown truffle or the pecan truffle, [1] is a species of truffle native to North America. The pecan truffle is so named because it is most commonly found in pecan orchards, in association with the pecan tree. However, the pecan is not its only symbiote.