Truffle
| Truffle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Forage |
| Location | Pigs; Truffle Crabs |
| Season | Spring; Summer; Fall |
| Sell Price | 625g |
Truffle is a gourmet mushroom that adult Pigs dig up on the farm. It is one of the most valuable forage items in the game and the main reason to keep Pigs at all. An Oil Maker turns each Truffle into Truffle Oil, an artisan good that sells for even more with the Artisan profession. Truffles also count toward the Chef's Bundle on the Bulletin Board, and Leah loves them as a gift. Pigs only dig outdoors, and they stay in the barn all Winter, so Truffles come in Spring, Summer and Fall.
The in-game description reads: A gourmet type of mushroom with a unique taste.
Location
Pigs find almost every Truffle in the game. Marnie sells Pigs at her ranch once a barn has been upgraded to a Deluxe Barn. A young Pig has to grow up before it starts digging.
A Pig finds Truffles only when a few things line up. It must be grown, fed and let outside the barn. The day must be dry, since animals stay inside when it rains. It cannot be Winter. The Pig also needs open ground around it, free of debris and objects. Paths and flooring are fine.
On a good day, the first Truffle is close to certain. Friendship then adds extra ones. A Pig at full friendship finds about three Truffles a day on average, so petting and feeding the Pigs means more Truffles.
Truffles stay on the ground until they are picked up. They can pile up for a few days and be collected in one go. Any Truffles still on the ground at the end of a season disappear the next morning, so clear them on the last day.
The Traveling Cart sometimes sells a Truffle, at a much higher price than it is worth.
Even though Pigs dig them up, Truffles count as forage rather than animal products, so the Rancher profession leaves them alone. Picking one up gives Foraging XP. The Gatherer profession can double the find, and the Botanist profession makes every Truffle iridium quality. Friendship sets how many Truffles a Pig finds, while the farmer's Foraging professions set their quality.
Prices
A normal Truffle already sells well. An iridium one sells for twice as much.
An Oil Maker turns one Truffle into Truffle Oil in a few hours. The oil sells for the same price whatever the quality of the Truffle that went in. That price beats a raw Truffle of normal, silver or gold quality. An iridium Truffle sells for more raw than as oil without the Artisan profession. With Artisan, the oil beats even an iridium Truffle.
That gives a simple rule. Without Artisan, put the lower quality Truffles into the Oil Maker and sell the iridium ones raw. With Artisan, turn them all into oil.
The Oil Maker recipe comes from reaching Farming Level 8. It needs Slime, Hardwood and a Gold Bar. A Pig can be bought before then, and raw Truffles sell well until the machines are ready.
Uses
One Truffle is part of the Chef's Bundle on the Bulletin Board in the Community Center. The bundle also asks for Maple Syrup, Fiddlehead Fern, Poppy, Maki Roll and Fried Egg, and it rewards Pink Cake.
Truffle Oil has its own uses. It is one of the options in the Artisan Bundle in the Pantry. It is also an ingredient in the Rain Totem, along with Hardwood and Pine Tar.
At the Sewing Machine, a Truffle with Cloth makes the dyeable Dark Bandana Shirt. A Truffle can also go into the orange dye pot at Emily and Haley's house.
The Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store sometimes asks for a Truffle in any season. A delivery pays three times the item's price and adds 150 friendship points with the villager who asked, which makes it one of the best-paying requests on the board.
Gifts
Leah loves Truffle.
Gus likes it.
Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leo, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard feel neutral about it.
Maru hates it.
Because a Truffle is worth so much, giving one away is costly. It is still a reliable loved gift for Leah on her birthday or before a heart event.
These villagers love receiving Truffle as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Leah | 
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Notes
Give each Pig plenty of open, debris-free ground. More room means more spots for Truffles to appear.
The Gatherer and Botanist professions are the strongest choice for a Pig farm. Together they mean more Truffles, all of them iridium.
All Foraging
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry | 
|
Fall | - |
| Cave Carrot | 
|
All | 25g |
| Chanterelle | 
|
Fall | 160g |
| Coconut | 
|
All | 100g |
| Common Mushroom | 
|
Spring (Secret Woods); Summer (Forest Farm); Fall (Stardew Valley; Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (Dangerous Mines; Ginger Island mushroom cave) | 40g |
| Coral | 
|
All | 80g |
| Crocus | 
|
Winter | - |
| Crystal Fruit | 
|
Winter | 150g |
| Daffodil | 
|
Spring | 30g |
| Dandelion | 
|
Spring | 40g |
| Fiddlehead Fern | 
|
Summer; All on Ginger Island Jungle, Skull Cavern and Dangerous Mines | - |
| Ginger | 
|
All | 60g |
| Grass | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | - |
| Hazelnut | 
|
Fall | 90g |
| Holly | 
|
Winter | 80g |
| Leek | 
|
Spring | 60g |
| Magma Cap | 
|
- | 400g |
| Morel | 
|
Spring | 150g |
| Nautilus Shell | 
|
All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Winter (The Beach) | 120g |
| Purple Mushroom | 
|
All | 250g |
| Rainbow Shell | 
|
All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Summer (The Beach) | 300g |
| Red Mushroom | 
|
Summer (Secret Woods); Fall (Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (other) | 75g |
| Salmonberry | 
|
15-18 Spring (bushes); All (the Farm Cave) | - |
| Sap | 
|
- | 2g |
| Sea Urchin | 
|
All | 160g |
| Seaweed | 
|
All | 20g |
| Snow Yam | 
|
Winter | 100g |
| Spice Berry | 
|
Summer; All (The Farm Cave) | 80g |
| Spring Onion | 
|
Spring | - |
| Sweet Pea | 
|
Summer | - |
| Truffle | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | 625g |
| Weeds | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | - |
| Wild Horseradish | 
|
Spring | 50g |
| Wild Plum | 
|
Fall | 80g |
| Winter Root | 
|
Winter | 70g |