There is a fungus the size of a golf ball that sells for more per ounce than most people earn in a day. It smells like garlic soaked in earth and aged cheese, and it cannot survive more than about a ...

White truffles found only in Italy and Croatia, priced up to 7,000 euros a kg Climate change and deforestation reduce white truffle numbers Local businesses innovate with truffle-based products and ...

Chef Elise Wiggins received a small but pricey delivery at Panzano yesterday: one pound of white Alba truffles from the Piedmont region of Italy — shipped here at a cost of $3,163. This particular ...