First things first, let’s clear up a common misconception: truffles are not mushrooms. They are a fungus, and while they are ...

Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young ...

Truffle-hunting training for dogs is a popular “track” of the three-day festival. Any dog can be trained to sniff out the location of ripe native truffles, so the hunters can dig the few inches ...

A winery in Templeton has successfully unlocked the mystery of growing black truffles after a seven-year journey yielded a small quantity of the valuable fungi last month. The Farrell family purchased ...

Think truffles and you’ll probably think of France. But Australia is actually a global hotspot for truffle-like fungi, boasting hundreds of different species. Like culinary truffles, these ...

PITTSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two North Carolina entrepreneurs are busy packing up goods and mailing them to customers. The Pittsboro-based company is reaping the benefits of having local products seen on ...