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

Lewis’ signature dish was lemon-herb scallops with wild mushroom parmesan risotto and roasted asparagus with white truffle herb oil and charred focaccia.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

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

He looked to woo top investors with a power dinner prepared by the Michelin three-star chef Clare Smyth, which included canapés of jellied eel, chicken liver parfait, pumpkin and white truffle gougères.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 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