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| Truffle market full of fakes |
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They're not called 'black diamonds' because they're pretty. But truffles count among the most expensive delicacies in the world. Guy Clavel asks: when you order that high-priced dish at that high-browed restaurant, is that a real truffle on your plate or a very clever fake?
As is true for all diamonds, buyers of 'black diamonds', a.k.a truffles, are being cautioned to beware of fakes.
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VaBank Paris Forums Visitor
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 23
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| Paris Expat wrote: |
They're not called 'black diamonds' because they're pretty. But truffles count among the most expensive delicacies in the world. Guy Clavel asks: when you order that high-priced dish at that high-browed restaurant, is that a real truffle on your plate or a very clever fake?
As is true for all diamonds, buyers of 'black diamonds', a.k.a truffles, are being cautioned to beware of fakes.
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It's strange that truffles are still so expensive, with current level of biotechnology they would have made mass production a long time ago, may be there is a conspiracy here? |
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| Has anyone tasted them? Is it worth the money? |
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