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Have you seen the latest Billions episode?
Not about to spoil it for you, but let's just say there was a woman. In a restaurant. Eating a $280 worth of truffles.
On top of her pasta.

Now people are going crazy, saying; "I would never pay that much for pasta!"
But hey, the show's called Billions, remember?

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So, let's talk truffles

They're edible mushrooms. Except they grow underground. So you gotta dig them out. After you find them, that is.

Now that part is a bit tricky. See, they grow in nature, in very specific climate conditions, and only in certain parts of the world.
Also, they can not be cultivated!

How do you find a truffle?

You don't. You take a dog trained at truffle hunting to a forest, usually at night and usually after it rained. That's your best chance the dog will locate a truffle underground, using his sense of smell.

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Croatia is rich with truffles

Central Istria, to be exact. That's where forests, valleys and specific sort of soil make perfect conditions for truffles to grow.
And when I say grow, I mean a Guinness World record kind of big.

Anthony Boardain had so much truffles here, he eventually asked do we ever get tired of eating truffles.