What’s more, truffle oil was singled out by the insiders as not being what it seems to be. Real truffles are expensive items in restaurant kitchens, and they are priced accordingly. But several chefs interviewed by Thrillist agreed that the truffle oil served in many restaurants to jazz up a risotto or make fries seem classier is not the real thing. Rather, it’s a synthetic imitation.
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