oh, also, truffle oil is mostly a myth--it's mostly made from petroleum byproduct because squeezing the oil from truffles would be entirely too expensive and it turns out that petroleum byproducts produce 2,4-Dithiapentane and there's no regulatory requirement that it's pulled from truffles to be called truffle oil.
So next time you order truffle fries, something to think about...
oh, also, truffle oil is mostly a myth--it's mostly made from petroleum byproduct because squeezing the oil from truffles would be entirely too expensive and it turns out that petroleum byproducts produce 2,4-Dithiapentane and there's no regulatory requirement that it's pulled from truffles to be called truffle oil.
So next time you order truffle fries, something to think about...