Truffle butter

Truffle butter is butter which has been infused with tiny pieces of truffles, the fruiting bodies of fungi in the genus Tuber. Many people associate truffle butter with French cuisine, where it plays a very large role, but it also appears in cuisine from other parts of Europe, especially Italy, and there’s nothing stopping you from using truffle butter anywhere you please. This gourmet item is available at some markets and specialty stores, and you can also make it at home, assuming that you have access to truffles and high quality butter.

Truffles have been prized by humans for centuries. They have a distinctive heady aroma and a rich, earthy, nutty flavor which complements a wide range of foods. Most truffles are found in close association with trees, and harvesters need to carefully dig for them, as they grow underground. In several regions, animals such as pigs and dogs have been trained to root for truffles, simplifying the harvest process. Read more