The Truffle Underground

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The Truffle Underground | Ryan Jacobs

The daffs are out. One of my favorite times of year!

Mitch Oh my goodness - look at that bundle in the stroller ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 4y

Tamra Spots of Sunshine! 4y

Cathythoughts There is a cutie in the buggy 💕 4y

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eraderneely @Mitch she loves going out for a walk! 4y

eraderneely @Tamra had some actual sunshine as well today ☀️ 4y

eraderneely @Cathythoughts I agree, but I‘m pretty biased 😁 4y

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cariashley

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This was a really interesting look into the sordid world of truffle hunting and selling. I knew it was cutthroat but didn‘t realize quite how unregulated it is, or how vicious the competition is (those poor dogs 😢). The day I finished it, I coincidentally had a rather epic dinner that ended with the pictured steak with fresh Italian white truffles shaved tableside. And it was all free - my friend won the night out in a raffle! 🍄

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cariashley

The Truffle Underground | Ryan Jacobs

New audiobook for my #audiorun this morning! So far, very interesting. And a beautiful day in the Hamptons. 😎🏃‍♀️

JennyM Beautiful 😍 5y

Centique Wow, what a great view! 5y

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Beneath the gloss of star chefs and crystal-laden tables, the truffle supply chain is full of drama. Who knew that a measly fungus would be responsible for assaults, robberies, frauds, and the murder of dogs??! “The Truffle Underground” is about a world I knew nothing about. And now I am obsessed.

Geeklet I love books like this. There‘s a really good one that‘s similar about the history of phosphorus. I‘ll definitely keep my eye out for this one. 5y

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BooksForEmpathy

The Truffle Underground | Ryan Jacobs

Everyone! I did something SO cool this morning. I got to witness a TRUFFLE HUNT 🍄!! This was our sweet guide and three of his eight dogs 🐕 (each worth 6,000 euros!) and we followed them throughout this protected forest as they found 4 kilos of truffles in about 2 hours! Incredible. Truffles are shaved onto most dishes here in Umbria, and it has been delicious. I have downloaded the tagged book to learn even more now that I have some context!

Crazeedi So you have to read this one too! It's part of a series, but all about truffles!!!

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cariashley So awesome, I would LOVE to do this!! 5y

BarbaraBB I looove my truffles, but they are not affordable most of the time. Enjoy your vacation ❤️ 5y

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BooksForEmpathy @BarbaraBB Oh I knowww 😤. It is so frustrating (but understandable now that I know more) that here in Umbria a huge truffle is very affordable at around 20 euros only. It is a way of life here, but back in SF, the same size truffle would go for hundreds of dollars. 5y

LeahBergen Very cool! (edited) 5y

readordierachel Neat! 5y

BellaBookNook Thanks for sharing. That‘s so cool. 5y

ferskner WOW!!! That is so cool! How did you get hooked up with him? 5y

BooksForEmpathy @ferskner It was very cool! The Airbnb we are staying in is actually part of a hotel here (we didn‘t know this!) and they have a list of fun activities to do that we could sign up for. Truffle hunting was our first choice! 5y

ferskner It would be mine too! It sounds like the experience of lifetime. 5y

BookishTrish Wowza 😍 5y

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Lindy

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If you‘ve been looking for another book along the lines of Tom Mueller‘s exposé on olive oil fraud, Extra Virginity, this is it. Everything about French black & Italian white truffles: the history, science, haute cuisine, luxury cachet, and economics—including thievery, fraud, and the poisoning of dogs. Now I know why that bottle of truffle oil I bought was so awful I threw it away: chemical compounds without any truffle at all. #audiobook

VanChocStrawberry They just mentioned this on All The Books. Sounds fascinating! 5y

Lindy @VanChocStrawberry Yes, fascinating is right. Also, the book I‘m comparing it to:

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

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Lindy

The Truffle Underground | Ryan Jacobs

When I first placed a hold on this, I was pronouncing underground as if it was the location, the the place where a truffle grows. Then I started listening to the audiobook and realized it‘s the criminal kind of underground. Funny how the pronunciation changes with the meaning for this word, isn‘t it?

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ha! I would‘ve thought the same thing you did! 5y

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