Jacobsen, Rowan.
Summary: "A captivating exploration into the secretive and sensuous world of truffles, the elusive food that has captured hearts, imaginations, and palates worldwide. The scent of one freshly unearthed white truffle in Barolo was all it took to lead Rowan Jacobsen down a rabbit hole into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists, muddy dogs,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2023
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Summary: Truffles attract dreamers, schemers, and sensualists. People spend years training dogs to find them underground. They plant forests of oaks and wait a decade for truffles to appear. They pay $3,000 a pound to possess them. They turn into quivering puddles in their presence. Jacobsen takes us into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2021