farlap 19 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 anyone got one yet.... ive been looking..lol my mate said one bloke in the news found few kilos in a town centre gardens.... vin ive been several times with my friends in eurpoe and their porcelaines....sadly their best one was killed by a rival hunter when it started being too successful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest manda Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Once upon a time, Poodles were truffle hunters. Don't know if too many of them are still used for it tho. The only truffles I've had are the chocolate variety and I can sniff them out all by myself they the only truffles ive heard of lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Funfuret 1 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Interesting Didn't know anything about truffles but there's a bit about them on Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_(fungi). Including a comparison of dogs and pigs as truffle hunters: Truffle Hog Keen sense of smell Innate ability to sniff out truffles Tendency to eat truffles once found Truffle Dog Keen sense of smell Must be trained Easier to control; may urinate on truffles Hmm an excuse to get a pig maybe I can just see the neighbours' faces Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,342 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 im shure i read some where that our truffels grow on the roots of beach trees, where as the more expencive french and italian truffle grow on oak roots. i also saw that about farming them , i think they have to graft the spores on to the roots. seen a guy doing it in a nely planted orchard , that was a walled garden. there good money in fungi if ya no what your looking for. even blue stalks are about £6 a pound. chanterls and all the others , majic ones as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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