Truffle

Do you like the taste of truffle?

A truffle is a fungus which lives in symbiosis with the roots of certain plants, such as oak, hazel, beech, poplar and willow trees.

In France, truffle hunters historically relied on the keen noses of pigs, while Italy is home to a special breed of truffle dog.

The truffle risotto at Benedito's restaurant is decadent.

In ancient times, the Romans imported truffles, credited with marked aphrodisiac virtue, from Libya as well as Greece.