The strong flavor of truffles will blend well to the mild flavor of egg dishes. Don t cook truffles along with the other ingredients of your truffle recipe. Instead, you just add them after the main ingredients have been cooked. That way, you avoid ruining the truffles flavor. Enhance the flavor of your poultry meat by inserting thin slices of raw black truffles under the skin of uncooked chicken, duck, or turkey. These types include the White Truffles which are the most rare among the types of truffles; the Black Truffles, which is very expensive because it can only be found in an oak tree; the Chinese Truffles which are the most available type because it grows bountifully in China and are often being exported to various parts of the world; and the Summer Truffles, which have milder aroma compared to other winter truffle types. Winter black truffle - Native in European countries like France, Italy, and Spain, the winter black truffle is typically harvested between November and March. It is also called the black diamond of Provence or Perigord truffle. People mistakenly consider the French black truffle the best of all black truffles, though actually no truffle from a particular country is better than the others. There are truffles like the black winter variety that is best bought during its peak season which is from February to March. Truffles have their own characteristics and colors which could change based on their age or maturity. For example, black truffles when still young would have red exterior color with the inside white instead of black. What also makes truffle prices soar is the difficulty of finding and harvesting these mushrooms. Typically, truffles are hunted by dogs and pigs that are specially trained so that they can use their sharp sense of smell to find truffles and to dig them. It didn t help that in 2003, France suffered a heat wave, which took a toll on the living environment of truffles. The aroma is actually more overwhelming than the flavor of the truffles, so much so that it becomes the flavor itself. It s what your taste buds sense rather than the actual flavor, unless the truffle variety has a taste that resembles that of a garlic and other strong-flavored spices. Most truffles taste bland, and it s the smell that adds excitement to your dishes.