Truffles are mysterious organisms that thrive in the damp forests of the Pacific Northwest, especially in Oregon. Like their above-ground cousins, mushrooms, they are the fruit of vast underground networks of fungus.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — America s truffle industry is gradually gaining momentum. Landowners across the West are exploring how to grow truffles, edible subterranean fungi widely prized as a delicacy.
America s truffle industry, though highly niche and still experimental, is gradually gaining momentum. Landowners across the West are exploring how to grow truffles, edible subterranean fungi widely prized as a
French truffles are now farmed in Oregon, and command the same price as imports. What does that mean for wild varieties? Could your dog learn to hunt them?
The Pacific Northwest’s premier truffle festival opened this weekend in Eugene, with a flurry of four-legged fungi foragers fighting for the coveted spot of top dog. KLCC was on-scene at the Oregon Truffle Festival’s big kickoff event: The Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship…and has this report.