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One of the rarest and most expensive foods in the world, truffles have been prized by gourmets for centuries.
Truffles are a fruiting body of subterreanean fungi from the genus tuber. A tuber is the swollen region of an underground stem or root, usually modified for storing food. Interestingly enough, even though truffles are a fungi, they are more similar to a potato than to a mushroom, which they are commonly, associated with.
Truffles have a symbiotic relationship with the roots of plants, and are therefore always found near tree roots. These are the only "real" truffles, though the the truffle name has been incorrectly attributed to other underground fungi.
There are over 70 varieties of truffles. White truffles are only available a few months out of the year, from late fall to mid-winter making them rare and most dear. White truffles are found almost exclusively in Italy. Ours are from Alba. In addition to fresh truffles, there are other forms in which they are available, however, most chefs will agree, there is no substitute that equals to that of a fresh truffles!
If there is something you do not see online, please feel free to call and inquire about its availability at 800.547.1515 Additionally, we do our best to keep current on stock available online. However, if you do place an order, and we don't have what you are looking for, we will contact you ASAP. From there, we can decide to substitute the item with a similar one, negate it from the order, or wait to send until the product is available once again.
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