Truffle - The Truffle
Truffles are under soil growing fungi belonging to Tuber genus.
Like mushrooms ( fungi ) they have no chlorophyll and so they can’t produce the necessary substances ( sugar and starches ) to survive;
For this reason they are tied to some plant species ( trees and bushes ) with reciprocate advantages .
The truffle lives underground near the plant , in rich calcium soil, with a Ph sub-alkaline or alkaline level ( Ph 7 - 8,8 ).
It has a rounded irregular shape, varied in size from a chick-pea to the size of a big orange.
The Truffle inside cointains thousands of spores which have a riproductive function .
Every truffle species has a different type of spore;
With a microscope the classification of the species is relatively simple.
When the truffles are ripe, under the soil, it is possible for well trained dogs to locate them.
Each truffle has its own particular scent
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