The monster 380g truffle worth around $900 |
American Truffle Company’s chief scientist, Dr. Paul Thomas, recently reported that one of his Southern African truffle orchards has harvested its first truffles. The site, just 5.5 years old, uses a range of tree host species and the methodology employed by ATC. During the first hunt, a total of 40 black winter truffles were found, including one 380g (13.4 oz) – a monster (pictured) worth around $900! In addition, remains of some much larger truffles were also found and the site will now be regularly hunted.
This is not only big news in S Africa, it is another validation of ATC’s scientific methodology for North America. S Africa has had no native production of melanosporum, and due to the right science and management, they were able to produce truffles in less than six years. We expect N America truffle orchards to start producing very soon! Read the full article.