Tuber melanosporum

France’s truffle farmers aim to stop inferior Chinese fungi getting a sniff

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Scientists use their noses to help distinguish between highly prized black truffles and cheap Chinese imports

Cultivated Périgord black truffle to create a new industry for Canadian farmers

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Cultivated French Black Truffle Found in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. The famous Périgord black truffle of Southern Europe (Tuber melanosporum), universally regarded as the ultimate luxury food, was harvested for the very first time in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia and will create a new industry for Canadian farmers. “It takes considerable effort to produce … Read more