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Totally Truffles Blog May 2014

5/27/2014

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Truffle
 'goldmine' could await the right homebuyer
 The Australian
A GOLD mine of truffles worth tens of thousands may await the buyers of a farm in the Southern Highlands, but they will have to scratch below the ...

Mushroom Networks Boosts Its Truffle Broadband Bonding™ Network Appliance to Support Up To ...MarketWatch
Truffle E and EX series deliver the faster connectivity that enterprises need for today's high-bandwidth private and public cloud applications.

The trouble with truffles Corvallis Gazette Times
Responsible truffle hunters, explains Marilyn Hinds, president of the North American Truffling Society and the leader of this expedition, get permission ...

Dogs are sniffing out new species of truffles | ScienceNordic sciencenordic.com
Out in the woods, deep underground, small, lumpy growths emit irresistible smells that no truffle dog can resist – nor their human partners, who are ...
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Totally Truffles Blog April 2014

4/7/2014

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Susan Alexander Truffles LLC | LinkedIn
linkedin.com; Susan Rice Alexander is cultivating the largest truffle orchard in the United States and has been hailed as "truffle producer extraordinaire" by Dan ...

UK: Waitrose First Supermarket To Stock Truffle Sausage
Namnews; The sausage is made from pork, mushrooms and truffles, and will be priced at £3.95 per 400g. It has been created by truffle expert James Painter, who ...

In Search of the Best American Truffles
Wall Street Journal; A FUNGUS AMONG US | Tom, a Lagotto Romagnolo, hunting Oregon winter whitetruffles with his trainer, Jim Sanford Photography by Laura D'Art for ...

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Totally Truffles Blog March 2014

3/24/2014

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Connoisseurs scour desert in hunt for truffles Arab News
This is quite conspicuous during winter, when health-conscious citizens make a beeline for make-shift stalls or parked vehicles vending truffle. Desert ...

Truffle
 farming: How mapping technology is being used to discover new places to grow savoury ...
The Economist
PIGS, dogs and rakes can all be useful in the quest to discover wild truffles, but each has its drawbacks. Pigs like to gobble up the fancy fungi as much ...

Fake truffles and “bad chefs” get French growers flustered
 Australian Hospitality Magazine
Fake truffles and “bad chefs” get French growers flustered French growers are frustrated with chefs that are “doping” truffles from China to make them ...

French trufflers rise up in defence of their black diamonds AFP
Paris — French truffle growers are up in arms over cheaper imports from China which they say are being doctored by unscrupulous chefs and passed ...

When a truffle's not a truffle Independent Online
Paris - French truffle growers are up in arms over cheaper imports from China which they say are being doctored by unscrupulous chefs and passed ...

France Rallies Around Its Truffles

New York Times
GRIGNAN, France — As the world of French truffles falls into disarray, let's hear it for the poor man's truffleof Bourgogne. Inexpensive truffles from ...

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Totally Truffles February 2014

3/24/2014

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Truffle
 store makes Upper West Side building stink: residents

New York Post
Residents at 10 West End Avenue say Urbani Truffles has been making their building stink. Photo: Angel Chevrestt ...


Growing truffles still experimental, expert says

Capital Press
Abandoned Christmas tree farms can still generate profits in the form of truffles. The native Oregon fungus often colonizes young Douglas firs, but ...


In season: Tennessee truffles

Atlanta Journal Constitution
The fragrance of a fresh Perigord black truffle, only a few days out of the ground, may be the most amazing aroma in all the plant or fungi kingdom.

France's truffle farmers aim to stop inferior Chinese fungi getting a sniff
The Guardian - France's annual truffle production has plummeted in recent years from 1,600 tons to about 40 tons, largely due to tree clearance. Photograph: Hemis/ ...

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Totally Truffles Jan 2014 Blog

1/17/2014

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Illegal truffle harvester's bail set at $32500
Edward Parker, 26, illegally harvested 10.5 ounces of Oregon Black and White Truffles from the Hancock Forest / Nestucca property near Logsden on ...
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Halsey man cited for illegal truffle harvestingThe Register-GuardLOGSDEN — A Halsey man has been cited for harvesting truffles without obtaining a permit from a landowner in the Hancock Forest and Nestucca ...
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Truffle rustling is no trifle in the eyes of the law! » News Lincoln CountyadminPrivate property east of Logsden - off limits to truffle rustling. ... 10.5 ounces of Oregon Black and White Truffles without a permit from the landowner.
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The Dark Side of the Truffle Trade
The Atlantic - Soon after the box they arrive in is pried opened, each piece of white truffle is carefully unloaded and analyzed for flaws. Then they are individually ...

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December 2013

12/10/2013

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Diamonds in the rough: The truth about truffle huntingUSA TODAY
One of the world's priciest foods comes from very humble beginnings. A truffle, by definition, is the fruiting body of a subterranean Ascomycete fungus, which ...
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Périgord Truffles: The Science Of The French Culinary 'Black Diamond'Science 2.0 The black Périgord truffle is a fungus that grows underground around the roots of oak and hazelnut trees in winter. It has become a staple during holidays in ...
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November 2013

11/22/2013

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Truffle hunter digs out massive fungi in secret Sussex woodland ...The Argus A woman discovered a bumper truffle, but is keeping tight-lipped about the ... Licensed trufflehunter Melissa Waddingham from Horsham stumbled upon the ...See all stories on this topic »

Giant truffle found near Lewes Sussex Express FreestyleFurnitureWarehouse. Licenced truffle hunter Melissa Waddingham found this whopping example with her dogs on the South Downs near Lewes.See all stories on this topic »

Vegas restaurant snags rare, 2-lb. truffle worth $10K - CBS 5 - KPHOKPHO Phoenix A rare white truffle, weighing in at about 2 pounds, sits on a scale next to the more normally sized versions of the fungi at Ferraro's Italian Restaurant on Nov. See all stories on this topic »

Stink after truffle event cancelledThe West Australian The Shire of Mundaring has come under criticism from the State Government and prominent chefs over its decision to scrap the popular Truffle Festival.
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Oregon truffle hunting will require a permitMail Tribune Oregon's Board of Forestry moved forward Thursday to regulate truffle hunting on ... This small distinction kept truffle hunting from being regulated on state and ...
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October 2013

11/7/2013

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'The Big Truffle' goes on sale in Dubai at a price tag of Dh100,000The National. The 530-gram truffle was bought by the Bice Mare, an Italian seafood restaurant in the Souk ... It was sold by Massimo Vidoni, who calls himself “The Truffle Man.
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A $95000 Truffle? 3 Insane Things Rich People Blow Their Money OnAlterNet. In October 2013, he visited New York's Nello eatery where he dropped $95,000 on a single, four-pound white truffle. Why so costly? Partly because it's an ...
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Research team sequences genome of Pyronema confluensNews-Medical.net. "With 125 million base pairs, the truffle genome is unusually big, yet it is coding for ... Unlike other filamentous ascomycetes, the truffle does not develop ...

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Genome Of Pyronema Confluens Sequenced By Research TeamRedOrbit

Among the basal filamentous ascomycetes – a group of ascomycetes that includes e.g. truffles and morels – only one representative has been analyzed so far: ...

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September 2013

9/14/2013

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San Miniato white truffles a hit in the Gulf regionANSAmed
(ANSAmed) - ROME - White truffles have made their way to Gulf tables as the latest Italian luxury food to catch on in the region, and Kuwait will be part of the ...
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White Truffles 2013: More Product, More Better... Less Expensive!Huffington Post
Gastronomes are well aware of the deadly upward spiral of the Alba whitetruffle, the jewel of Italian gastronomy. Priced at under $1000 a lb. within my memory ...
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Now we can all get a taste for trufflesJewish Chronicle
Autumn is truffle season. Not the chocolate variety — which are always in season — but the rare fungus, that grows underground within the living roots of ...
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Idaho truffle industry begins to show promiseCapital Press
Fifty truffles were discovered in Idaho orchards this year and the state's fledgling industry is showing signs of promise. Truffles fetch up to $1,000 a pound and ...
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Exotic harvestsBBC News
Wild truffle hunting is a passion and a pleasure for Marion Dean. ... "The last professional truffle hunter retired in the 1930s, and truffles had just about dropped ...
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Oregon Truffle Festival: Truffle dog training and moreLos Angeles Times
If truffles figure in your dreams, tickets just went on sale for the ninth Oregon Truffle Festival.Truffles? Oregon? Well, yes, our northern cousin is actually ...
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Dogs are in the hunt for truffles: Pigs no longer the go-to detectorHULIQ
Pigs are legendary truffle detectives, accompanying truffle hunters for centuries and helping them root out what has become the world's most expensive food ...
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The trouble with truffles: they're not worth the hype or the priceThe Guardian (blog)
Truffles What makes a truffle so desirable that producers can charge up to $9,000 a lump? ... Bonkers. What's the difference between the truffle and the tomato?
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A Giant Truffle Comes To Garces Trading CompanyThe Daily Meal
Jose Garces' Garces trading Company recently received a 21-ounce truffle, the ... donated by The Wine and Truffle Company from Manjimup West Australia.
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Dogs the key to a successful truffle harvest ABC Local
But his dog "Morris" isn't in demand for his cattle mustering or yard skills. His value is in his nose, unearthing the expensive truffles growing beneath the ground.
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New Rules Face Truffle Hunters this SeasonKLCC FM Public Radio
Until this year, state regulations for harvesting special forest products did not include truffles. Angie Johnson is with the Oregon Department of Forestry. She says ...
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July 2013

7/12/2013

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NSW struggling to grow truffles
ABC Online
Growers are conducting research to understand why some truffieres along Australia's east coast struggle to produce truffles. The Australian Truffles Growers Association says that while the industry is set for a bumper season, the majority of that ...


It's Truffle time
Braidwood Times
The French Black Perigord Truffle (or tuber melanosporum) is widely known for its dense, nutty and earthy aroma. The local industry has been gaining momentum with high prices gained through sales to northern hemisphere in their summer season.

Truffle Hunting in Croatia 7 minutes ago
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Our small group, an assortment of travelers from the US, Canada and Germany, gathered as Ivan Karlic, our guide, leashed up Blackie, the sweet, specially trained dog who would sniff out trufflesburied at the base of oak trees growing in a small grove ...
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