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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Truffle honey is honey that’s been infused with slices or pieces of truffle: knobbly, pungent fungi that grow underground, around the roots of certain trees. Both white truffles (Tuber magnatum) and black truffles (Tuber melanosporum) can be used as they’re similar in taste, but the black ones have a stronger flavour, giving the honey greater intensity. You can find different varieties of honey too, but the most widely available is acacia honey. Truffle honey is an acquired taste and you can definitely have too much of a good thing, so it’s wise to start by using just a little. You can always drizzle more over later, but it’s impossible to take back if you overdo it.