Certain ingredients have an enticing allure, whether due to rarity, luxury, or indisputable deliciousness. When it comes to ...

A truffle is a mushroom that is known for its arduous harvesting process, rich and earthy taste, and famously intoxicating smell. All of these factors contribute to it being one of the priciest ...

There is a fungus the size of a golf ball that sells for more per ounce than most people earn in a day. It smells like garlic soaked in earth and aged cheese, and it cannot survive more than about a ...

Truffles are notoriously hard to grow and find, but dogs can help. Meet Aki, a dog brought from Serbia to help find truffles at Burwell Farms in North Carolina. Truffles, a prized fungus, grow ...

Did you catch Hal Bernton’s story in the Sunday Times on ‘dog-found truffles,’ learning how harvesters like Alana McGee use trained canines to sniff out the ripest, premium fungi? Here’s a little bit ...