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Poisoned dogs, shootings and counterfeits: why those fancy truffles can be problematic
Jun 28, 2019

Poisoned dogs, shootings and counterfeits: why those fancy truffles can be problematic

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An inspector approved by the regional federation of truffle harvesters smells a black truffles (tuber melanosporum), on December 23, 2018, during an inspection at a truffle market in Rognes, southeastern France. GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images
Trump and Xi rendezvous at the G-20 summit. Californians are paying the highest gas taxes in the country. What's the true cost of those expensive truffles in your fancy pasta?

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California drivers to pay highest gas tax in the country

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Jun 28, 2019
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Death, theft ... and the quest for the world's most coveted fungus

by David Brancaccio
Jun 28, 2019
"I think the best analogy is probably sex or drugs," is how author Ryan Jacobs describes the allure of the truffle.
An inspector approved by the regional federation of truffle harvesters smells a black truffles (tuber melanosporum), on December 23, 2018, during an inspection at a truffle market in Rognes, southeastern France.
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