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white truffle

American  

noun

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


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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

Previously, there’s been Colorado lamb and, at another point, artichoke thistles on the menu — flown in from Santa Barbara and baked in gratin and white truffle.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2022

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

He looked to woo top investors with a power dinner prepared by the Michelin three-star chef Clare Smyth, which included canapés of jellied eel, chicken liver parfait, pumpkin and white truffle gougères.

From The Guardian Oct. 19, 2021

"But not so to the white truffle," I put in, triumphantly.

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

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