Identification
White round fruit bodies on soil; inside — uniform white gleba. Any "puffball" that isn't pure white inside is not eaten.
Edibility — conditional
Edible young and white; once the gleba turns olive or marbled — discard. The one-knife-cut rule applies.
How not to confuse it
- Dark inside → earthball.
- An immature amanita button inside an "egg" — always slice vertically before cooking.