Long ago, the great historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie observed that all historians are either parachutists or truffle-hunters. The former hang far above the landscape of the past, looking for general ...

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 ...

Charles Lefevre is an addict. And a clever one at that, because he's devised a way to sustain himself and the object of his addiction: mushrooms. Lefevre's fungus of choice is the truffle, arguably ...

"The Truffle Hunters,” Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s exquisitely charming documentary, is about old Italian men who scavenge truffles with faithful canine companions. Their tradition, though, is ...

MOTOVUN, Croatia, Nov 26 (Reuters) - A COVID-19 lockdown and falling demand put paid to Croatia's annual truffle fair this year, but men and their dogs are combing the country's northwestern tip as ...

Something funky this way comes. All over the world, deep inside dark forests, hunters tip toe in secret for a wildly expensive delicacy: truffles. The aromatic fungi grows underground, tethered to ...