The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan Jacobs Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers on June 4, 2019
Pages: 288
Format: hardback
Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime
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Synopsis
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.
This exposé 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.
When you get right down to it, who really cares that the Truffle business is just another crime laden enterprise. After reading this book, I understood that the Truffle business doesn’t really want to reform itself; the industry is very happy lying and manipulating the market as long as it is profitable.
I wonder does anyone have any sensibilities anymore. I can not forgive those who had dogs murdered that did nothing to protect them.