There’s a good chance the black truffle on your plate was purchased from the trunk of a car

There’s a good chance the black truffle on your plate was purchased from the trunk of a car

Much has been written about black truffle hunting in the French countryside, where Perigord truffles, or tuber melanosporum, thrive below oak and hazelnut trees.

But little is discussed about how these “black diamonds” are traded before they reach the hands of fine dining chefs around the world.

The interior of a black truffle is lined with white veins which darken with age.

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