truffe
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Its creator Portuguese chocolatier Daniel Gomes said the diamond-shaped chocolate was certified as the world’s most expensive by the Guinness Book of Records, which in 2017 listed $250 La Madeline au Truffe made by Danish artisan chocolate-maker Fritz Knipschildt’s as the record holder.
From Reuters
The local chefs say the recipe's name comes from the word "truffe," which meant potato in Langue d'Oc, a dialect spoken in the southern half of the country in medieval France.
From US News
The "small tasting dishes" they tried included one La Truffe Noire at £35, two St Jacques scallop dishes costing £29 each and two La Volatille risottos totalling £42.
From BBC
Toss a praliné truffe in any direction in Paris, and you’ll hit a chocolatier, whether an award-winning master or a modest neighborhood peddler.
From New York Times
This was several years before Parmentier had extended the use of the potato, or "truffe rouge," as it was first called, over other parts of France.
From Project Gutenberg
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