Truffles Are Everywhere Now
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Photo caption: Farmers from around the world are growing what was once a European specialty. Photo credit: Berthold Steinhilber / Laif / Redux. Article by Federico Kukso. The Atlantic – October 23, 2022. This article was originally published in Knowable Magazine.
Farmers around the world are trying to cash in on the prized black truffle.
Every morning, for three months of the year, Lola wakes up at 8 and goes hunting. She races past oak trees, running at full speed through a 50-hectare field set in the southern end of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The daily challenge—to find her elusive prey—never fails to excite her. She darts from place to place until faltering at last: 40 minutes into her day, she gets distracted or simply gives in to exhaustion. Lola is a Brittany, and […]
