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white truffle

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noun

  1. an edible fungus, Tuber magnatum pico, occurring in certain parts of northern Italy, and considered a great delicacy.


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Consequently, Dalia’s journey to find the mythical white truffle will also be an opportunity to locate a sense of purpose, coming to appreciate her grandfather in a more profound way.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

The meal was full of unexpected and rich flavors, like a rice course with uni and white truffle and raw tuna toro on top of a house-made brioche, resembling nigiri.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2023

Walk into a top New York restaurant, and the egg with polenta and a few grams of white truffle that used to run an outrageous $175 will cost an even more outrageous $275 now.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

“Right now, white truffle prices are around $4,500 a pound,” says Vittorio Giordano, vice president of Urbani Truffles USA, who’s sourcing his white truffles mostly from Italy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2021

And so I say to you,—Taste it, the white truffle.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 by Various

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