what is a truffle
A truffle is the fruiting body of an underground mushroom. Its spores are dispersed by fungivores, animals that eat fungi.Almost all truffles are found in close association with trees. There are hundreds of species of truffles that are big, but the fruiting body of some (mostly in the genus 'Tuber') are highly prized as a food.The 18th-century French gastronome Brillat-Savarin called these truffles the diamond of the kitchen.here are hundreds of species of truffles that are big, but the fruiting body of some (mostly in the genus 'Tuber') are highly prized as a food. The 18th-century French gastronome Brillat-Savarin called these truffles the diamond of the kitchen.