However, in the 5th century BC, people were always confused about how truffles were formed. The ancient Greeks thought that lightning boiled the soil into truffles, and some people said that truffles were mushrooms that grew underground. Surprisingly, when the truffles begin to mature, there will be a burning sensation around the plants with truffles, and the grass around the truffles will wither, just like being struck by lightning.
In the past, this strange natural phenomenon once made truffles regarded as the embodiment of the devil in superstitious medieval Europe, and people avoided them for thousands of years. It was not until the14th century that the French Pope began to eat black truffles.
From the19th century, black truffles entered its heyday. At that time, almost all formal dinners had at least one dish dominated by black truffles. Nowadays, truffles have a very important position in many domestic and international expositions.
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Truffles require extremely high growth environment, can not be cultivated artificially, and the yield is scarce, which leads to their rarity and high cost. The fruiting body of truffle is like a block, small like a walnut and big like a fist. When I was young, the interior was white and the texture was uniform. When it matures, it will turn dark black with a light marble texture.
Truffles can be as small as peanuts or as big as handball. The growth cycle of truffles is only one year. Its size has nothing to do with age. Birth, illness, death and illness are only accompanied by changes in the four seasons. Generally speaking, black truffles mature from about 65438+February to March of the following year. Overripe truffles will rot and decompose.