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Everything about the truffle. Fake and facts. Legends and true stories. Myths and confirmed knowledge. 

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Distinguishing between truffle species is difficult! All too often consumers are deceived and cheated. Here are the most important species!
MelanoPrize
When the truffle harvest is low, truffles become more expensive. Before the festive season at the end of the year, prices shoot up.
Ban
Only in Germany are truffles protected. But it wasn't the Nazis who decided that.
Pig
Only very rarely are truffles searched for with pigs nowadays. Dogs are ahead of the game. Flies also indicate truffle spots.
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Spain's truffle plantations, like this one on the edge of the Pyrenees, have been producing a rich harvest for several years!
Patétruffé
The Greeks invented the legend of truffles as an aphrodisiac. The belief in this has endured to this day.
Pyramids are located in Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Did the Pharaoh Cheops particularly like to eat truffles in goose fat? A legend - fake from antiquity.
Dumaine-Max
The modern truffle culture in Germany began with truffle dog Max. The first truffle dogs came to us 300 years ago.
Agritruffe
Plant little trees - wait and hope. Truffle cultivation is a risky business with big stakes.
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Most "Perigord" and most "Alba" truffles do not deserve their name. They come from other regions.
Aroma label
Consumers are deceived with artificial flavouring. Only slowly are products with real truffle flavour coming onto the market.
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Was Gioachino Rossini as crazy about truffles as claimed? The gourmet allegedly filled his macaroni with truffle juice.
Talon
Joseph Talon was one of the first to discover truffle culture with sown acorns by chance. Photo: by-clin.com

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