Who is credited with inventing the modern chocolate truffle in Chambéry in 1895?

Louis Dufour is credited with inventing the modern chocolate truffle in Chambéry in 1895.

According to the commonly told history, Dufour was a French pâtissier who created the confection after running short of ingredients for Christmas sweets. He made a ganache-like center, coated it in chocolate, and rolled it in cocoa powder, producing a rough appearance reminiscent of the fungus called a truffle.

Chocolate truffles are generally made from a chocolate-and-cream ganache, although recipes may include butter, liqueurs, nuts or other flavorings. Their shapes and coatings vary widely, so not every truffle looks exactly like the original cocoa-dusted form.

This confection should not be confused with the unrelated edible fungus. The name refers primarily to the sweet's rounded, uneven appearance rather than to an ingredient made from real truffles.