The characteristics of the growth environment of truffles: Truffles are very picky about the growth environment, generally grow in pine trees, oak trees, oak trees, grow in the soil, is a kind of attached to the roots of the tree under the stem tuber fungus, can not photosynthesize, can not survive independently, you must rely on the roots of some of the trees between the **** born relationship in exchange for nutrients as long as the moisture or the pH value of the soil Changes will not be able to grow.
The collection of truffles is not easy, because it grows underneath, it is not easy to find, so there is a special collection of "truffle hunters" they use trained female hounds to find truffles, hounds as long as a truffle flavor will be frantically planing the soil. The most important thing is to bury the soil back to its original state after collecting, otherwise it will destroy its environment and no truffle will grow again in the next year.
Nutritional Characteristics:
Truffles have a special odor for consumption 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, the 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 treasures".
Black truffles from France and white truffles from Italy are the most highly rated of the many varieties. White truffles are usually eaten raw, grated and sprinkled on pasta or omelettes. They can be thinly sliced and added to meat and grilled together, or used to roast foie gras. Truffles are also added to some cheeses. Black truffles do not have as strong a flavor as white truffles and can be made into truffle salt or truffle honey. Truffles used to be peeled, but now they are mostly ground to avoid waste.