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 ...

Truffles are a fungi with unique growing and harvesting conditions. Use fresh truffles or infused products to add their ...

The truffle is a luxury fungus that's become a delicacy in French gastronomy. Being a truffle farmer requires years of patience and hunting for the "black diamond" cannot be done without the ...

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 ...

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 ...

As truffle season kicks into gear, the French are taking drastic measures to save their highly-prized black truffle, which sells for more than a $1000 a kilo. Apparently, 40 to 50 tons per year (the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...