The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus

A thrilling journey through the hidden underworld of the world's most prized luxury ingredient.

Beneath the gloss of star chefs and crystal-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.

Deeply reported and elegantly written, this page-turning expos 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. Through it all, a question lingers: What, other than money, draws people to these dirt-covered jewels?

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
Published: 06/04/2019
ISBN: 9780451495693
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/25/2019
Booklist 03/01/2019 pg. 11
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019
Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 85