March Truffle Blog

Truffle Trouble in Europe: The Invader Without Flavor
Smithsonian (blog)
At 100 Euros for 100 grams, these French black truffles had better not be from China. Photo courtesy of Flickr user epeigne37. If it looks like a black truffle, and if it cost you $1500 a pound like a black truffle—it may actually be a Chinese truffle.
Farmers encouraged to grow truffles
ITV News
He hopes to harvest truffles from them. Photo: ITV Anglia Truffles are a delicacy usually reserved for the finest restaurants and grown predominantly in Europe. Now one connoisseur says Norfolk has the ideal conditions for growing truffles - indeed she ..Meet 19-Year-Old Truffle Pusher Ian Purkayastha
Eater NY
Today, Yahoo News profiles Ian Purkayastha, the 19-year-old kid from Hoboken who sells thousands and thousands of dollars of imported black truffles to some of New York's hottest restaurants every day. As a lead sales rep for PAQ, an importing company, ...