The Truffle Underground

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Language: English ISBN: 9780451495693 Author: Ryan Jacobs Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers Publication date : 2019 Pages: 288 Softcover Beneath the gloss of star chefs and cry stal-laden tables, the truffle supply chain is touched by theft, secrecy, sabotage, and fraud. Farmers patrol their fields with rifles and fear losing trade secrets to spies. Hunters plant poisoned meatballs to eliminate rival truffle-hunting dogs. Naive buyers and even knowledgeable experts are duped by liars and counterfeits.This exposé documents the dark, sometimes deadly crimes at each level of the truffle’s path from ground to plate, making sense of an industry that traffics in scarcity, seduction, and cash. Show more