In literature the term “truffle” is sometimes invoked not only for its culinary prestige but also for the rich, evocative hues it suggests. In certain texts, authors draw on the natural color-changing qualities of the truffle—its surface is described as “whitish” in youth and maturing into “blackish or a deep-black” as it ripens [1]—thereby evoking a sense of transformation and exclusivity. Other passages refer to the “white truffle” as emblematic of rarity and delicacy, as in the claim that this variety is an “exclusive growth of Piedmont” [2] and in expressions of an almost obsessive allure for the white truffle [3]. In these instances, the color “truffle” becomes a literary symbol of subtlety, depth, and the interplay between light and dark, contributing to moods of refined mystery and understated opulence.