[Calpernia]

Release the pigs!

[denydenydeny]

God bless America.

[cripplecreek]

The French have fought a losing battle with the vineyards of California and suffered the indignity of having their elegant pommes frites renamed "Freedom Fries". Now they face a new challenge from America over their most highly-prized and aromatic delicacy.

[rickdylan]

These people are all crazy. I'd eat a crow before I'd eat a snail or a truffle either one.

[Tamar1973]

Aside from a slight falling out in 2003,...

This author certainly has the art of understatement down pat. LOL!

[ansel12]

Finally we'll be finding Tennessee truffles at WalMart.

[quantim]

All truffles are not equal.

A hacked up version of the common black truffle ought not be compared to the more coveted white truffle, found in France and northern Italy. They draw big bucks and I don't mean the deer variety.

[bubbacluck]

"Tennessee truffles". I don't why that sounds like a song I used to know...

[Pontiac]

Seven years after planting acres of hazelnut trees impregnated with the spores of Tuber melanosporum

No one has mentioned that classically truffles are found on the roots of oaks yet our intrepid Mr. Michaels is growing them on hazelnut trees.

I am surprised that this does not affect the taste or aroma.

[farlander]

"French truffle growers are said to deliberately restrict production to keep prices high."


Socialists. No clue as to how the market works. You maximize the return (profit) by producing as much as market will buy at the highest price. You don't restrict the supply. Do you make more money by selling 10 lbs of truffles at $5000/lb, or by selling 1000 lbs of truffles at $100/lb ?

[I got the rope]

The French are disgusting pansies. No one wants to eat that crap.

What a minute...can you fry it?

[Calpernia]

I think this is an interesting agri ping

[ccmay]

A recent dinner for millionaire gourmets at a Bangkok hotel, which included three-and-a-half ounces of Périgord truffles shaved over each plate of the fish course, cost more than £12,000 a head.

What the hell, that's missing the whole point of truffles. They are a flavoring to be used in miniscule quantities. I've had both black and white truffles, which are truly delicious, but trust me, a little goes a long way. I don't think I'd want to eat three and a half ounces even if someone bought them for me.

That dinner sounds like a penis-measuring contest to me. These are the kind of rich Asian dingalings who mix their Mouton '45 with Coca-Cola and use the rest for cooking wine.

-ccm