Regardless of variety, truffles work best when paired with fat-rich foods such as cheese (Parmesan, Asiago, and Romano varieties), butter, cream, and foie gras. Truffles are great with pasta, too. Grate them over the creamy sauce of your pasta, and you re sure to enjoy savoring this flavorful dish. Have a hearty breakfast courtesy of black truffles combined with scrambled eggs or omelets. Oregon white truffles are very much like the Italian white, it is white and juicy. They are very versatile. It could go well with the kinds of dishes listed in the Italian white. It could be used both raw or cooked along with the sauce or the dish. However, do not simmer it as long as you would do with the black French truffle. Those truffles that grow under the roots of oak trees are the most pungent, while those that grow in the roots of lime trees are the most aromatic. The flavours found on a truffle is complex, which is why they are best combined with bland food in order to draw out its flavour. They are highly perishable, which is why it is important for truffles to be consumed immediately after harvesting. Other varieties and truffle-like species also grow in North Africa. Truffles have risen to popularity because these are used in various gourmet restaurants to come up with dishes that use truffles as main or substitute ingredient. Here are some of the most common types of truffles that are being used in gourmet dishes: - the Oregon white truffle or Tuber oregonense and T. If you are planning to cultivate truffles, then there are several things that you would have to consider. Host plants - There are truffle businesses, like the Garland, that do not only buy gourmet mushrooms and truffles, but they also sell inoculated trees to serve as host plants or trees for the mushrooms. In Asia, some varieties are found in China as well as in Middle East while there are also some types native to North Africa. So far, truffles are used only in the culinary field as main ingredient to various dishes or as flavoring and garnishes to different specialties. The most common gourmet edible truffles that are being used in various restaurants include the French Black Truffles, the Italian White Truffles, the Chinese Truffles, and the Summer Truffles.