In damp French forests, trained pigs dig through soil to hunt my rare mushroom namesake, but inside a heart-shaped Valentine box, I am a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate rolled in cocoa powder. What am I?
A truffle
The word 'truffle' refers both to the subterranean culinary fungus and the rich chocolate confection.
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