Gallery: 10 Best White Truffle Oil Recipes

White truffles are a mushroom that grows underground and looks like a root. The white truffle on the red cushion above weighed 1.6 pounds and sold for $150,000 in 2009. My most memorable meal of all time was a fish in white truffle sauce that was served up by the chef of Top of the Cove restaurant in La Jolla, California. It was in the early 1980s and I still have the memory of having to resist licking my plate to get the last drop of flavor from that special meal. There is something amazingly alluring about truffles so here are some of our favorite recipes to delight you ...