Truffles, a form of edible fungi that are found on the roots of trees, are something you may only reserve for special occasions or fine dining as they’re much more expensive (approximately $3 per gram!) than their distant cousin from the fungi kingdom, mushrooms. Truffles may come at quite the cost, but once you learn about the artisanal farming ways at three different truffières (areas of land where truffles are found or cultivated), you may well be sold.
What are truffles?
“Truffles are the fruiting body of a fungus that is attached to the roots of trees,” reveals Col Roberts, who owns Lowes Mount Truffiere with his wife, Sue. “As a fruiting body, it consists of spores, which are like seeds. Some fungus-fruiting bodies appear above the ground where the wind disperses the spores. Truffles remain under the ground and rely on animals eating them to spread the spores. Animals can find
