Answer: It is a kind of valuable edible mushroom which has an attractive unique fragrance.
Triumvirate of Luxury Foods
Truffle is in the Tuberaceae family of fungi, commonly known as mushrooms, it is an exclusive edible mushroom. Because of its rarity, with Caviar and Foie Gras, they are known as the “Triumvirate of Luxury Foods”. Each have their own histories and styles, yet truffle is considered as the most eco-friendly among the 3 delicacies. Caviar is obtained from sturgeon, while foie gras is the liver from over-fed goose, both their production and acquisition methods are controversy in recent years, more and more people disagree with the methods and hesitate to consume. Yet, truffle is the exception, the more you know, the more you will fall in love with it.
Truffles are Ecological Friendly
“Triumvirate of Luxury Foods” are loved by gourmets around the world. Truffle is the only vegetarian among the 3 delicacies, it has high nutritional value and very environmentally friendly. It has a very distinctive smell, contains many nutrients which are beneficial to human, it is the gift from the mother nature. Unlike other 2 delicacies, we will not harm other animals while harvesting truffles. Even though truffle is luxurious, in fact, it simply grows in soil, literally inside the soil, grows quietly and humbly. In order to grow, the habitat of truffle has to meet some special factors, meanwhile, in order to harvest, we need to have an experienced truffle hunter and his reliable partner to search from forest and hand-pick every single piece of the treasure. These are the reasons why truffle is exclusive.
To Conclude
There are many species of truffles. Different climate, soil, the tree species nearby, season, rainfall, sunshine, and many factors could affect and interfere the growth of truffles. The 2 most well-known truffles should be: Black Truffle and White Truffle. White Truffle (Tuber Magnatum) is the world most expensive fungus species, it costs about US $ 3,000 per kilogram. Only few countries in the world could produce White Truffle, they are Italy, Croatia and some Eastern European countries. We “ISTRA Truffle” use solely the best truffles from Istria peninsula – Croatia, all truffles are wild and grown naturally in forest. Croatia is a beautiful Mediterranean country, however, unlike the comparatively more famous Western Europe, Croatia is not so familiar to Asians. We hope to introduce the beautiful Croatia and its delicious truffles to Asians, especially to Hong Kong people.
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