Are truffles mushrooms?

A truffle can generally be considered a type of mushroom under a definition that considers any spore bearing fruiting body of a fungi a mushroom. Under this definition, since a truffle is a fruiting body of a fungi, it can generally be considered a mushroom. read more

Mushrooms can be found growing above ground, whilst truffles always grow underground attached to tree roots. You’ll find your average mushroom all year round in any season, whilst truffles have very short seasons and are very difficult to cultivate on farms. read more

The black truffle or black Périgord truffle (Tuber melanosporum), the second-most commercially valuable species, is named after the Périgord region in France and grows with oak and hazelnut trees. Black truffles are harvested in late autumn and winter. read more