If you are great fans of mushrooms than you may know that truffle white mushrooms are often tagged the most expensive food in the world. In fact, these are the commodities that are auctioned at a really huge price. And well, they are not easily available which is what makes them even more pricey.  White truffle mushrooms are literally dug out of places with the help of a trained sniff dog!

It is not really possible to grow your own of this lot. Even if you bury the roots, there are a lot of other factors which need to be perfect for their growth. There has to be a kind of soil, the presence of other fungi around, good weather conditions for them to sprout. Humans have been trying to develop a perfect formula for making all this available in one place at convenience but that hasn’t really panned out.

These truffle mushrooms often get dispersed from their place of origin by the mushroom eating animals. So farmers have to use their pigs or dogs to identify them with their smell. These mushrooms have been popular for centuries. In the middle ages, the Church considered it is a creation of the devil. So a few people sold and ate them. They became popular in the European Renaissance in the 1780s. Needless to say, they were priced so high that they became a sign of the rich and nobles.

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Truffles have good medicinal value. They boost the immune system, prevent cancer and fight heart disease. They also have a lot of vitamins and minerals.

These white truffles are very rare, found just for two months in a year. And with each passing year, their quantity decreases so the ones who relish it try way harder to get them. These mushrooms have a unique aroma, a combination of the soil, rainfall and all the underground fermenting which give it all the desired taste. There are a lot of truffle-infused products such as sauces, oils, butter, juices and even cheese. But with the rising price every year, those who have tasted it still say it’s worth it.

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