FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Morels and truffles are the groups of class ascomycetes. In this class, unicellular and multicellular fungi are included. Both morels and truffles mushrooms and are edible fungi. These are included in class ascomycetes as they produce ascospores at the time of sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many ascomycetes are plant pathogens, some are animal pathogens, a few are edible mushrooms, and many live on dead organic matter (as saprotrophs). The largest and most commonly known ascomycetes include the morel (see cup fungus) and the truffle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Truffles are the edible spores that grow on an underground fungus in the family Tuberaceae. They’re often confused with mushrooms, but they’re technically not the same species-mushrooms grow above ground, while truffles grow underneath the surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -The truffle is a mushroom. Specifically, it is an underground mushroom (which grows underground) and which is part of the Tuberaceae family. We pay attention: the Tuberaceae are not tubers, but underground species with the fruiting body in the shape of a tuber.