Since Roman times at least, foodies in Europe have been going gaga for truffles -- specifically, the Black, or P�rigord, Truffle -- as one of the rarest treats a gourmand can find on a dinner plate.
A subterranean fungus that under certain conditions grows around the roots of oak, willow and hazelnut trees, the Black Truffle is among the most elusive and expensive foodstuffs on earth, selling for up to US$2,500 a kilo.
Horticulturalists in North America, China, New Zealand and other locations with a suitable climate have tried cash in on the craze by starting trufferies -- yes, it?s a word -- of their own.
But the results have been more hit than miss.
A successful New World truffery might harvest its first truffle within 10 years or so, though most will never grow a single truffle at all.
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