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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Example Sentences

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

Michele Casadei Massari, chef and owner at Lucciola on the Upper West Side, plans to purchase the biggest white truffle that Urbani sells.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Try again, and it will grow upon you,—again and again, and you will go crazy after the white truffle.

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