Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The text showed up around 7 p.m. on a Thursday night in late February. I had been loosely communicating with a truffle hunter ...

Truffles are ubiquitous in fine dining restaurants around the world, but we don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how they got there when they’re being shaved over our extravagant dinner. That’s ...

Going truffle-hunting is like seeking gold — and it's a very memorable travel experience. I can tell you from personal experience – I went truffle-hunting with dogs in Switzerland a few years back, ...

I joined a real truffle hunt in the hills of Tuscany, Italy. With the help of expert truffle dogs, we searched through the forests and uncovered some incredibly valuable truffles worth nearly $1,000.

In Europe, truffle hunting is a prized sport. In Syria, it’s a potential death sentence. Middle Eastern black and white truffles have long been collected by Syrians, a delicacy that they forage after ...

First things first, let’s clear up a common misconception: truffles are not mushrooms. They are a fungus, and while they are closely related, they are not actually part of the mushroom family. Instead ...

An inside look at the elite class of canines trained to hunt one of the most prized culinary delicacies: the truffle. Pickles with truffle farmer Duncan Garvey, left, and chef Tim Pak Poy, right, ...

Truffles are big business, and some are trying to take out the competition by poisoning the dogs that accompany those known as “truffle hunters.” By Jason Horowitz CAMERATA NUOVA — On a bright morning ...

Alfagia di Volterra's truffle dogs start training when they are puppies and spend years honing their sniffing skills Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Jayson and Co. getting ready for the day's hunt. Courtesy The Truffle Farm Jayson's dogs can find between 20 and 50 kilos of truffles on a typical day. Courtesy The Truffle Farm Samson underneath a ...