The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and

The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus

â€œThe ultimate truffle true crime taleâ€*:Â A thrilling journey through theÂ hidden underworldÂ of the world's most prized luxury ingredient.

*Bianca Bosker,Â New York TimesÂ bestselling author ofÂ Cork Dork

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.

Deeply reported and elegantly written, this page-turning exposÃ© documents the dark, sometimes deadly crimes at each level of the truffleâ€™s path from ground to plate, making sense of an industry that traffics in scarcity, seduction, and cash. Through it all, a question lingers: What, other than money, draws people to these dirt-covered jewels?

Praise forÂ The Truffle Underground

â€œInvestigative journalist and first-time author Jacobs does a remarkable job reporting from the front lines of the truffle industry, bringing to vivid life French black-truffle farmers, Italian white-truffle foragers, and their marvelously well-trained dogs.â€â€”BooklistÂ (starred review)

â€œInÂ The Truffle Underground,Â Ryan Jacobs presents a lively exposÃ© of the truffle industry, reporting on the crimes that â€˜haunt the whole supply chain.â€™ . . . Even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal

â€œYouâ€™ll never look at truffle fries the same way after reading this book. . . . Â You can practically smell the soil as you follow truffle farmers and bandits through the groves and fields of France and Italy where the fungi are harvested and stolen.â€â€”Outside, â€œFive Favorite Summer Readsâ€

â€œ[The] book is a rigorously reported, carefully written, endlessly interesting immersion in a high-stakes subculture.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle

â€œJacobs takes us on an eye-opening journey through the prized mushroomâ€™s supply chain and the global black market for these tubers in this tale of theft, deceit, and high-stakes secrets.â€â€”Real Simple
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Clarkson Potter
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 52643720
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-06-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451495693

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Clarkson Potter
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	52643720
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-06-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780451495693

The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus