Food Culture

Chocolate truffles are bite-sized heavenly confections. They are lumpy spheres made of ganache rolled into cacao powder. Ganache is made by heating heavy cream and pouring it onto chocolate; it is then whisked together until the mixture becomes silky and...

"So...what even IS a truffle? Is it chocolate? A mushroom? A chocolate-covered mushroom??" You're not alone in being confused about the true definition of a truffle! To clear up some confusion this holiday season, as traditional and chocolate truffles might...