Puzzle of prized white truffle finally yields to science

No one has been able to farm the rare, expensive fungus on a commercial scale – until nowThey emit intense aromas of garlic, fermented cheese and methane, and are so rare that theycan fetch up to £9,000 a kilogram. Now, the puzzle that has confounded experts for more than half a century, of how to cultivate the elusive white truffle on a commercial scale, appears to have been solved.This week, scientists from France ’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), will reveal that, at a secret location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France, they have cultivated 26 white truffles.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nic Fleming Tags: Food Fungi UK news Biology Science Agriculture Vegetables World news France Europe Source Type: news