White truffles are among the world’s most prized delicacies—and the priciest, too: The most expensive one ever sold at auction weighed almost 3 lbs and fetched $330,000. The reason is simple: this ...

The locals of Hama Village know what to do with a fat, smelly truffle. For centuries, if the village pigs in this remote corner of China’s Yunnan province were acting a little less amorous than normal ...

The locals of Hama village know what to do with a fat, smelly truffle. For centuries, if the village pigs in this remote corner of China’s Yunnan province were acting a little less amorous than normal ...

The price of truffles -- always amazing -- has reached dizzying heights this winter because of troublesome weather in Europe. The treasured Italian white truffles of Alba are going for as much as $225 ...

Explore the challenges of black truffle production and the innovative cloning efforts to revive this precious delicacy. Their goal is to unlock the secrets of black truffle production - the soil, ...

Truffle inspector Rene Roudiere walks his beat armed with a razor-sharp penknife and clear plastic baggies. In a warehouse, he plucks a lumpy black truffle from a tray and shaves off a moon-shaped ...

At 32 East in Delray Beach, executive chef Nick Morfogen is known for using seasonally fresh French Périgord black truffles and white Italian Alba truffles whenever they’re available. Unlike a ...

AUPS, FRANCE — Philippe Daniel opens a slim briefcase so buyers can get a glimpse of his wares, then snaps it shut with a wary glance over his shoulder. Daniel is not dealing in contraband, but in ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The black truffle, one of the most exclusive and expensive delicacies on the planet, is under threat from climate change. A mysterious species of underground fungi with reported ...

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LYON, France (Reuters Life!) - A French truffle grower was detained on Wednesday on charges of shooting dead a man he believed had stolen some of his prized fungi, prosecutors said. A court in Valence ...