We have a luxury ingredient that’s been watered down to keep up with the hype — and in doing so, it’s officially lost its ...

But the unique truffle flavour you recognise might not be real truffle at all. Cheap truffle oil often hasn't been anywhere near a real truffle. Many cheaper truffle products use 2,4-dithiapentane ...

Research continues on best practices in American truffle growing. Projects spearheaded by the truffle growers' association ...

It is possible to find some oils based on real truffles, but they’re generally very expensive. Use truffle oil as a garnish, especially with eggs or pasta, and only buy it in small quantities as ...

Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles ... get away with food deception and how we can spot the real stuff. More from Big Business A triangle pointing right ...

it’s topped with a drizzle of truffle oil for a silky, earthy finish. Finally, if you fancy cooking with the real thing, try the pork cheek and truffle cream croquettes from the Big Mamma team.

But let’s be real: seeing truffle on a menu doesn’t automatically mean a restaurant is high-end. More often than not, it just means they’ve drizzled some synthetic oil over fries and tacked ...