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8 8 where: a forest in provence, france who: a
truffle
hunter what: a few grams of the rare périgord
truffle
a trufficulteur viewer gently shows the catch of the night, so the delicate
truffle
does not lose any of its volatile aroma. hours of treasure hunting in the company of a vigilant
pig
or specially trained dog have resulted in a few kilos of the french black périgord
truffle
.
truffle
season is long - from autumn to spring - but the yield is meager. a hundred years ago, french
truffle
hunters found up to 1,000 tons of black
truffle
s
, but now it is down to just 20 tons per year. with so valuable a commodity (can cost 4,000 euro per kilo of
truffle
s in a delicacy shop), it is crucial that it does not get eaten by a ferocious
pig
once it is found, as the female
pig
s, unfortunately, tend to.
truffle
s have a pungent smell reminis- cent of a male
pig
, which is why the fe- male
pig
s have a natural talent for finding them, even if they are buried in the forest floor. but when the treasure is found, the stick has to get ready quickly, so the fe- male
pig
can be forced away from the deli. for the same reason more
truffle
hunters still prefer training dogs for the purpose.
truffle
hunters do not have time to en- joy the night?s catch for too long as the
truffle
s have to be transported to gourmet restaurants as quickly as possible. the distinctive
truffle
aroma is so volatile that much of it is often lost by the time they reach the customers. in italy, a
truffle
hunter practices his craft equipped with a special license. without this he may very well risk being arrested.
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