Truffières is the French word for cultivated truffle orchards: patches of land that are populated with seedling trees that have been artificially inoculated with truffle spores. To create a Truffière, hazelnuts and acorns are gathered from trees that are already successfully harbouring truffles underground. The nuts are sprouted in semi-sterile environments that stop other funguses…
Truffles
Truffle Shavers
A truffle shaver (aka truffle slicer) is a small hand tool designed to make small thin shavings from truffles (the mushroom ones, not the chocolate ones.)
Truffles Day
The 2nd of May is Truffles Day, celebrating the kind of truffles that are like mushrooms. You could plan a meal around them, or buy a bottle of truffle-flavoured oil.