Understanding TRUFFLES Truffles are a rare and delicate type of edible mushroom that growmainly in France, Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia; truffles are also collected inthe United States in Oregon and Washington. Truffles grow underground among theroots of oak, elm, chestnut, pine, and willow trees where they form a symbioticrelationship with their environment. Duplicating these conditions for growingtruffles commercially is not feasible or cost-effective on a wide scale, hencetheir high price. Details at http://liteurl.com/?35174 -
