The truffle is an underground fungus fruiting body found mainly in Italy and France that is located using dogs or pigs. Truffles are highly valued as an ingredient in cooking pasta, bread, and meat as well as being used to flavor oil and vodka due to their strong earthy taste considered a luxury item.

1. The truffle

2. • The truffle is the fruiting body
of subterranean ascomycete
fungus.
• The truffle is spread mainly in
Italy and France. In Italy the
most famous is “White truffle
of Alba”. French gourmet Jean
Anthelme Brillat-Savarine
called truffles “the diamond of
kitchen”.
• The truffles are found with the
help of dogs, in France also
with pigs because it is an old
tradition.
• The truffles are cooked with
pasta, bread and meat. There is
also oil with truffle and vodka
with truffle.