Famous composer Rossini and gourmet truffles praised as the "mushroom of Mozart." Truffles what exactly?
Truffles are the devil incarnate?
Truffles is more growth in the pine trees, oak trees, oak, the annual natural fungus. Because of their comb in the
pines, Mu morning dew, so called truffles, and foie gras, caviar dishes collectively known as the three treasures of
France.
Truffles are known as "Lightning's daughter", looks very romantic to describe, in fact, have a very real scientific
basis - when the truffles begin to enter the maturity, the symbiotic plants and truffles will be burned around the
phenomenon, so that the grass around All withered, are like being struck by lightning the same. At first, this
unusual natural phenomenon of medieval superstition gave truffles are considered the devil incarnate, a thousand
years less than people to avoid the fear, the Pope until the 14th century French black truffles to eat before
opening the wave. The 19th century was the heyday period of the truffle, then all official banquets at least should
have one in black truffle-based dishes.
It is recognized that there is a process of truffles. Although as early as in ancient times, people know the
existence of truffles, the truffle of the first written records date back to 5th century BC. But it is how the
formation of truffle has always puzzled the ancient Greeks believed that lightning mud boiled truffles, truffles are
also long in the ground that the mushroom. In medieval times, neither root, stem and fruit truffles did not spend
even be seen as the devil in disguise.
In fact, the truffle is a more growth in the pine trees, oak trees, oak, the annual natural fungus. Because of their
comb in the pines, Mu morning dew and long, so the Japanese it is called Western truffles, also known as "to
strain", "truffles", "truffle." With mushrooms and other fungi usually different, truffle spores are not spread by
the wind, but by those eating the truffles of the animals to spread. Truffles grown mainly in oak, hazel, beech and
lime trees, it is because truffles can not carry out photosynthesis, can not independently survive, must help with
some of the symbiotic relationship between the roots to get nutrients.
Several spring and summer after rain, often within a few days truffles can grow to its maximum volume. The truffles
are the size of small eggs, and sometimes can grow to a large football so much. After the growing season, truffles
entered the slow maturity, this process takes several months. To 11 months, the ripe truffles will be issued a
special smell. In 10 days, the body will be covered with truffle spores can germinate and grow. Then be sure to
promptly dug them food, or a slight delay, the truffles will produce toxins and begin to rot and become worthless.
Lu Bai truffles white pine
Worldwide there are about 30 kinds of truffles, particularly known as "black diamond" of the black truffle and known
as "white gold" of the most precious white truffles. Truffle production in the south of France and Italy, Spain and
other countries, ranging from dark brown to black color, the appearance of uneven, or light gray interior over black
and white texture. White truffles are only at the forest area of northern Italy and Croatia discovered, the color of
pale gold or beige, and light brown or creamy white with patches and small textures.
