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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Think truffles and you’ll probably think of France. But Australia is actually a global hotspot for truffle-like fungi, ...

Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth. But the culinary treasure is ...

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 ...