Truffle (scientific name: truffle) is a generic term for a type of mushroom, classified in the genus Truffula (scientific name: tuber) of the family Ascomycota. There are about 10 different species, usually annual fungi. Usually annual fungi, most of the roots in the broad-leaved trees with silk growth, generally grow in pine, oak, oak trees. Scattered in the bottom of the tree in a circle of 120 ~ 150 cm, the main body of the block hidden in the ground 3 ~ 40 cm. Distributed in Italy, France, Spain, China, New Zealand and other countries.

Truffles have a special odor and are rich in protein, amino acids and other nutrients. Truffle on the growth of the environment is extremely demanding, and can not be artificially cultivated, production is rare, resulting in its rare and expensive. Therefore, the Europeans will be truffles and caviar, foie gras and listed as "the world's three delicacies".

Matsutake mushroom

Matsutake mushroom, the scientific name of matsutake mushroom, also known as matsutake mushrooms, fungi, fungi, belongs to the subphylum of tambourine mushrooms, mushrooms, is the pine oak trees and other exogenous mycorrhizal fungi, with a unique rich flavor, is the world's most rare and valuable natural medicinal mushrooms, China's second-grade endangered species protection. Matsutake mushrooms are born in the forest with little nutrients and dryness, usually in the fall, usually parasitized on the roots of red pine, pine, hemlock, Japanese hemlock. China's main antler-producing areas are Shangri-La antler-producing areas, Chuxiong antler-producing areas and Yanbian antler-producing areas and other areas, including Shangri-La antler-producing areas accounted for 70% of the country's total output, is the 30 consecutive years of the matsutake mushroom export champion.

The difference between truffles and matsutake mushrooms

Morphological difference

Matsutake mushrooms: matsutake mushrooms shaped like an umbrella, bright color, the cap of the fungus is brown, the stalk is white, there are fibrous velvet scales, the flesh of the fungus is white, tender and plump, the texture of the fine and dense, with a rich and special aroma.

Truffle: Truffle fruit entity such as block, small as a walnut, large as a fist. When young, the internal white, uniform texture, after maturity into a deep black, with lighter color marble-like texture, peculiar shape can be as small as a peanut, may also be as large as a handball. The fruit is spherical, oval, brown or tan.

Difference in origin

Matsutake mushroom: many regions in China are producing matsutake mushrooms, but the quality of matsutake mushrooms in various regions varies greatly, and the price difference is up to tens of times, the main producing areas are Shangri-La, Chuxiong and Yanbian, etc., of which Shangri-La accounts for 70% of the total national production, and it is the champion of the export of matsutake mushrooms for 30 consecutive years.

Truffles: Truffles prefer alkaline soil, high-quality truffles are mainly produced in calcareous terrain, such as Italy's Alba, France's Périgord, China's Yunnan and so on, all located in calcareous terrain.