Black Périgords and other types of truffles are becoming scarcer, and some scientists say it is because of the effects of global warming on the fungus’s Mediterranean habitat. One wholesaler says prices have risen tenfold over the past dozen years.
At Truffes Folies, in the chic Seventh Arrondissement of Paris, Black Périgords are selling for the equivalent of about €2,000 a kilogram, or more than $1,200 a pound…
New York Times
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