How to find a good truffle oil There are two kinds of truffle oil. The first is made by blending real truffle with cooking oil, typically olive oil, but not always.

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Truffles are synonymous with luxury and fancy eating, but their flavor can be inexpensively replicated with another fungus -- you just need to know which.

So you buy your truffle. Now what do you do with it? A real truffle is woodsy and slightly funky smelling, like a freshly dug mushroom times 10.