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Truffle
we exoprt Truffle and fresh Fruits exporter and Vegetables from Morocco
We
are wholesale suppliers and exporters of Truffle
(truffe , Trüffel, trufa ,tartufo )
Truffle describes
a group of edible mycorrhizal (symbiotic relationship between
fungus and plant) fungi (genus Tuber, class Ascomycetes, division
Mycota).
Truffles are found anywhere from
two to 16 inches (5 to 40 cm) below the ground, usually in
a circular formation about four to five feet (120 to 150 cm)
from the base of an oak tree. A number of varieties exist
including desert truffles found in the Middle East and the
Mediterranean.
The ascoma (fruiting body) of truffles
is highly prized as food. Brillat-Savarin called the truffle
"the diamond of the kitchen" and praised its aphrodisiacal
powers. While the aphrodisiacal characteristics of truffles
have not been established, it is still held in high esteem
in traditional French, northern Italian and Istrian cooking,
and in international haute cuisine.
The Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum
comes almost exclusively from Europe, essentially France (45%
of production), Spain (35%), and Italy (20%). Small productions
are also found in Slovenia and Croatia. In 1900, France produced
around 1,000 metric tonnes (1,100 short tons) of Tuber melanosporum.
Production has considerably diminished in the past century,
and nowadays production is usually around 20 metric tonnes
(22 short tons) per year, with peaks at 46 metric tonnes (50
short tons) in the best years. 80% of the French production
comes from southeast France: upper-Provence (départements
of Vaucluse and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), part of Dauphiné
(département of Drôme), and part of Languedoc
(département of Gard); 20% of the production comes
from southwest France: Quercy (département of Lot)
and Périgord. The largest truffle market in France
(and probably also in the world) is at Richerenches in Vaucluse.
The largest truffle market in southwest France is at Lalbenque
in Quercy. These markets are busiest in the month
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