What is the truffle of "the three most precious dishes in the world"? How much is the price per jin? Where did you grow up?

Truffle is rich in protein, amino acids and other nutrients, and the output is scarce, so together with foie gras and caviar, it is known as the king of the three treasures in the world. What is truffle? How much does it cost per catty? Where does it grow?

1. What is truffle?

1. Introduction to truffles

Truffle is a combination of several edible ascomycetes species, because of its shape is massive, it is also known as truffle, and mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum are fungi, many of which belong to the Western truffle genus, there are about 10 different varieties, truffle fruit body such as massive, young internal white, uniform texture, mature into dark black, with lighter marble-like texture.

2. Truffle origin

Truffles are mainly produced in Italy, Croatia, Piedmont, Provence, Sarla, Tibet in Southwest China, Panzhihua in Sichuan Province, Yi people in Yongren County in Yunnan Province, and Jinsha River Basin.

3. Types of truffles

Truffles have a special aroma, which can stimulate the unique aroma of many ingredients. Among the more famous truffles, Italian white truffles, French black winter truffles and black summer truffles. Among them, Italian white truffles are produced from October to December every year. They are the most expensive of truffles. They are called "white gold". They are expensive and usually eaten raw. They are sliced and eaten with eggs, pasta or salad. French black winter truffles, also known as Perigord truffles, are produced from December to March of the following year and are called "black diamonds". Black summer truffles, produced from May to September each year, differ from most other truffles in that the growing and picking season is in summer or autumn, the taste is lighter than other truffles, and it is more suitable for raw or slightly heated consumption.

Where do truffles grow?

Most truffles grow in the roots of broad-leaved trees, usually under pine trees, oak trees, oak trees, scattered in the bottom of the tree 120~150 cm radius, block body hidden in the ground 5~40 cm, truffle is mycorrhizal fungi, so it is usually easy to find it in close contact with the roots of trees.

3. How much does truffle cost per catty?

Yunnan truffles from Kunming, Dali, Qujing, Nujiang, Baoshan and other places of origin are priced at 300-500 yuan/kg, while French wild truffles are priced at 5000-7000 yuan.

4. The difference between truffles and matsutake

Many people do not distinguish between matsutake and truffle, there are indeed many similarities between the two, there are also many different places. See the table below for specific differences:

truffle

matsutake

morphology

Truffle fruiting body such as block, young inside white, uniform texture, mature into dark black, with a lighter marble-like texture

Fresh Tricholoma matsutake is umbrella-shaped, bright in color, brown in cap, white in stipe, and fibrous velutinous scales

growth environment

It can only grow in primeval forest without pollution. Spores form symbiotic relationship with pine roots. The age of symbiotic tree species must be more than 50 years old.

It can only coexist with other plants and grow under 5 - 40 cm of soil.

picking

The collection period is between July and October in summer. It is extremely difficult to find and pick Tricholoma matsutake. It takes not only physical strength, but also good luck.

The collection period is October to December, and trained dogs and oestrus sows are used to search

aroma

With pine fragrance

Different truffles smell slightly different, different people on the taste of truffles described there are also great differences

made in

Origin mainly in China

It is mainly produced in France and Italy, mainly in China in the Jinsha River Basin.

5. The efficacy and function of truffles

Scientific research data show that black truffle is rich in protein, 18 kinds of amino acids (including 8 kinds of essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by human body), unsaturated fatty acids, multivitamins, zinc, manganese, iron, calcium, phosphorus, selenium and other essential trace elements, as well as sphingolipids, cephalins, ceramides, triterpenes, androsterone, adenosine, truffle acid, sterols, truffle polysaccharides, truffle polypeptides and other metabolites, which have extremely high nutritional and health care value.

1, the elderly often eat truffles to help improve Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease, enhance immunity, anti-fatigue, anti-aging effect.

2. Men often eat truffles to improve sleep quality, improve energy deficiency, fatigue, backache, insomnia and dreaminess, and have auxiliary effects on frequent urination, frequent urination and urgency.

3, women often eat truffles have the effect of improving irregular menstruation, beauty and beauty, can improve the common menstrual blood dark, black, menstrual blood stasis, menstrual disorders and other phenomena, but also can make the skin elastic and shiny and for some menopausal women have improved and relieved the effect.

4, children eat truffles can supplement the body's essential trace elements and protein.

6. How to eat truffles?

Truffles are eaten in many ways. Italian white truffles are usually eaten raw or sliced with eggs, pasta or salad; French black winter truffles are suitable for raw food or slightly heated consumption; truffles in China are generally eaten in stew.

Conclusion: The introduction of truffles is here. The production of truffles at home and abroad is not a lot, so the price is still relatively expensive. If there are conditions, truffles can be eaten regularly to supplement nutrition.