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Truffles: The Most Expensive Food On The Planet

We took a 3-hour train ride from Zurich, relishing every bit of the scenic journey, to reach Como. Located right at the meeting juncture of southern and western shores of the spectacular Lake Como, it is a small scenic town in Italy.

The Celtic charm of Italy fascinates me and so does its culinary delights. I’ve always been marveled by the bountiful of things that the country has exposed me to, over my last trips. The days in Como were spent walking and boating, sampling local delicacies and admiring the beautiful lake. On a leisurely walk-through of the local market, I discovered a treasure trove of what happens to be one of the world’s most expensive foods  – Truffle.

Giuliano Tartufi’ is an interesting store in the heart of Como, selling truffle-based items, right from antipasto, carbonara, frittata to truffle sauce, ketchup, vinaigrette and even truffle flavored nuts like pistachios, cashew, almonds, and hazelnut.

Truffle is basically a fungus which grows underneath the ground on roots of trees like oak and beeches. In Italy, truffle hunters train dogs to sniff out the underground truffles. The pigs are also sometimes employed to sniff out the precious fungus but they tend to eat it once they find and so dogs are the preferred truffle hunters.

There are various types of truffles such as white truffle, black winter truffle, summer truffle, bianchetto truffle and hooked truffle. This precious fungus can cost around $6,000 to $10,000 per pound.

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