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True Truffles
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🍄True Truffles

Tuberaceae

Underground-fruiting fungi that rely on animals to dig them up and spread their spores. Trained dogs and pigs are used to detect their scent. Among the most expensive foods in the world.

Source: Wikipedia
💡Truffles produce aromatic compounds similar to mammalian pheromones, which is why pigs (especially sows) were traditionally used to hunt them.

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🍄 black truffle🍄 white truffle🍄 summer truffle🍄 burgundy truffle

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