Zara sniffed the ground beneath a sprawling oak tree, her sharp nose sweeping the soil with precision. The 6-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo — a breed renowned for its truffle-hunting prowess — paused, ...

The growing appetite for truffles is feeding demand for dogs trained to sniff out the pungent fungus prized by chefs and foodies. As more landowners plant orchards in hopes of harvesting truffles, ...

CARNEROS — The growing appetite for truffles is feeding demand for dogs trained to sniff out the pungent fungus prized by chefs and foodies. As more landowners plant orchards in hopes of harvesting ...

A lot of what you hear about truffles, a strongly fragrant fungus that’s considered a culinary delicacy, seems contradictory. On one hand, they are known to be exclusive and expensive. In 2014, a ...

White truffles found only in Italy and Croatia, priced up to 7,000 euros a kg Climate change and deforestation reduce white truffle numbers Local businesses innovate with truffle-based products and ...

In kitchens around the world, truffles represent culinary excellence and prestige, but in the forest they’re just another flora fighting to exist, using somewhat…unusual methods. In the lush woodland ...

Truffles have spread around the world, including to countries in South America. Trufas Del Nuevo Mundo S.A. 2021 Every morning for three months of the year, Lola wakes at 8 and goes hunting. She races ...