Truffle Mushrooms
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Mention the words “truffle mushroom” to a gourmet, and you will immediately see a smile of appreciation cross their face. This smile is regarding the exquisite aroma of the fungus that grows underground and costs over $200 per pound and can be as expensive as $600 or more per pound (Fox and Brown 1). There are white and black truffles. White truffles can cost $60 to $90 per ounce (Quinn 42). White truffles are a specialty of the Piedmont region of Italy, while black truffles remain a specialty of Provence in Southern France. Truffles have traditionally been cultivated through the use of truffle dogs or pigs that sniff out the elusive fungus. Truffles are extremely aromatic. They are in high demand among gastronomes that relish their earthy, woodsy, magical fragrance. Truffles grow underground so dogs trained to detect their unique aroma are used to help locate them. Pigs have also been relied upon to find truffles, particularly in Europe, but the pigs are difficult to control and like to eat the mushrooms. A great deal remains unknown about truffles which some say are like mushrooms but not actually a mushroom “Whatever they are, there are about 70 known species of them. The kind preferred by aficionados of French cuisine is the black winter truffle, or; Perigord noir, found only in southern France. The generally accepts position is that truffles can only grow naturally in the wild, that they defy transplanting or domesticated c
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ntinues to grow as worldwide supplies continue to diminish. This has escalated the price for truffles to astronomical highs, but it has also spurred greater efforts to cultivate the prized fungus in other locations. One of them is New Jersey. Pasquale Scricco uses his dog Truffle to help locate the rare mushrooms. Scricco hopes he and Truffle will hit pay-dirt under New Jersey topsoil, but truffle lovers warn that American truffles will probably never have the requisite mystique and gourmet-appeal of their European counterparts “It is uncertain whether connoisseurs will consider American truffles worthy. I think the New Jersey truffles need a good marketing campaign. It’s not quite the same as from Italy or France” (Fox and Brown 3).
In Spain, Spaniard Salvador Arotzarena, has sunk his life savings into an enormous attempt to commercially cultivate rare black truffles. Spain produces 15% of the world’s supply of truffles, or roughly three tons per year (Whitehouse 32). Truffles grow as and when they feel like it. They are typically found beneath the roots of oak or hazel trees, but a dry summer or early winter can destroy an entire crop of the rare fungus. Arotzarena was inspired by the knowledge that truffles are sec
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