Truffle

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Truffle is a valuable underground mushroom from the Truffle family, one of the most famous and expensive delicacies. There are many varieties of truffles, but not all of them are edible, some of them are even dangerous to health. Only Spain, Italy, France and even Russia can boast of deposits of suitable for human consumption truffle. We have a summer mushroom, which, of course, is not as valuable as a winter mushroom, that is, growing in season. Most revered in the world for their taste and unusual aroma are white and black truffles.

The nutritional value Portion Truffles 100 g Amount per serving Calories 24 Calories from Fat 4.5 % Daily value ^* Total Fat 0.5 g 1% Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 0 mg 0% Potassium 0 mg 0% Total Carbohydrates 2 g 1% Sugar 1 g Dietary fiber 1 g 4% Proteins 3 g 6% Vitamin C 10% Niacin 45% Thiamine 1% * Calculation for a daily diet of 2000 kcal

The ratio of BJU in the product

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The truffle looks extraordinary - it does not look like an ordinary mushroom, to which we are accustomed, with a cap and a leg. Outwardly, it looks more like a potato or other irregularly shaped tuber with growths that look like warts. This shape is most likely due to the fact that the mushroom grows underground. The truffle is attached to the roots of trees, which protects them from various diseases and helps them get water.

The mushroom reproduces by spores, and the life cycle of a truffle looks quite interesting. Animals, in particular wild pigs, eat mushrooms (they find them by smell and are even used as bloodhounds in the truffle hunting season), and their spores go out with excrement, and thus get into the ground, where they continue their development.

Truffles are yellowish, dark gray in color. If you cut open the flesh of the mushroom, you can see fine light streaks.

Truffles are different in weight - from a few grams to a kilogram.

The benefits of truffles for humans

Vitamins B1, B2, B3, C were found in truffles. It is believed that they tend to have an antioxidant and strengthening effect. Pheromones have also been found in mushrooms, which is why they are considered powerful aphrodisiacs.

Mushrooms are advised to eat for women who are expecting a baby or breastfeeding, for children and adolescents - their chemical composition allows you to feel a surge of strength, get the micronutrients necessary for growth and performance.

There was a place for an unusual mushroom in cosmetology and medicine. It turns out that eye diseases can be treated with truffle juice.

In the cosmetic industry, white truffle is most often used. Due to the increased content of proteins and antioxidants, the mushroom is used to produce strengthening hair products, whitening and smoothing face creams. The most famous concern that uses these mushrooms for the production of cosmetics is located in Italy.

The calorie content of a truffle is comparable only to the calorie content of vegetables and is 24 calories.

How a truffle is prepared

Mushrooms are combined with various foods: meat, vegetables, seafood and even fruits. Most often, mushrooms are used as an addition to the main dish. For those who monitor their nutrition and their weight, this method of serving the mushroom is ideal: given the calorie content of the truffle, it cannot be burdensome for the waist.

Prepare the truffle and separately, serve it in this case with wine or cream sauce.

In French cuisine, it is customary to use truffle when preparing egg-based dishes, since the mushroom ideally complements products that do not have their own bright smell or taste.

You can make a sauce from the truffle itself. It is usually served with pâté, cutlets.

Care should be taken when handling mushrooms during cooking - with prolonged heat treatment, they lose their nutritional properties. Mostly truffles are used raw, but they can also be pre-processed. For example, truffles cannot be kept in the oven for more than 5 minutes. Mushrooms are added to ready-made dishes immediately before serving so that they do not have time to lose their aroma.

It is also important to know how the truffle is stored - no more than 4 days in the refrigerator, in a hermetically sealed container.

Experts recommend, for greater safety, the mushroom, peeled from the ground, to be stored in rice, which will not allow the truffle to dry out or, conversely, become excessively moist.