Are Truffles Vegan?

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What is a truffle? 

The truffle that we find in the ground is the edible flowering body of a subterraneous genus of fungi. There are a few slight variations, but they generally grow near tree roots as they’re the result of a symbiotic relationship between the two.  

Are truffles vegan?

Although the truffles themselves are fungi rather than a plant explicitly, they themselves are considered vegan. However, some methods of finding naturally occurring truffles include the use of pigs or dogs for their sense of smell. In these cases, vegans may object to eating them.  

Why are truffles so expensive?  

Truffles are very rare and quite hard to cultivate and even harder to find! They also don’t have a very long ‘shelf life’ so all of these elements combined equal their high value! 

Hungry for something with truffle?

Give this irresistible truffle and mushroom pappardelle recipe from our Development Chef, Iona, a try for tonight’s dinner and thank us later.