Truffle cheese is any type of cheese that has been flavoured with truffles, a delectable underground fungus that is highly regarded by both chefs and foodies. Truffles have an incredibly distinctive flavour that is earthy, sour, and nutty. Truffle oil, shavings, or both can be used to flavour truffle cheese. Truffles can be used to flavour any sort of cheese created from any type of milk.
Keep the presentation simple when serving truffle cheese so that the truffle flavour can take centre stage. A sliced baguette or some basic crackers will suffice. Eating truffle cheese can be made much more enjoyable by adding a glass of sparkling wine or pinot noir. A variety of recipes can be flavoured with semi-soft and hard truffle cheeses. Add truffle cheese to mac 'n' cheese, pizza, salads, pasta, or eggs. Additionally, truffle cheese can be melted into a fondue or added to risotto and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Black and white truffles are the most expensive kind. The price is impacted by the labour- and time-intensive nature of truffle harvesting. With their trained truffle-sniffing dogs, truffle hunters explore the hills and forests in search of the hidden gems growing in the wild. Truffles are grown in a variety of nations with varying degrees of success. Truffle farming is difficult, and the end product can be subpar truffles available for purchase.
Given how expensive truffles are, truffle-flavoured cheese is reasonably priced. Although the majority of truffle-flavoured cheeses contain only traces of the real thing, you can taste and smell it.