Episode
Truffles: Underground Treasures
47:45
Published: Tue Apr 27 2021
Description
Truffles are rare, expensive and apparently delicious. Learn all about these earthy fungi today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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00:00 - 01:32 (01:32)
Summary
Check out "How to Money" for practical financial advice during uncertain times, or "Inner Cosmos" for explorations into the relationship between our brains and experiences, or "Stuff You Should Know" for a wide range of interesting topics.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The episode discusses truffles and how they're often associated with high-class, expensive dining experiences.
01:32 - 05:45 (04:12)
Summary
The episode discusses truffles and how they're often associated with high-class, expensive dining experiences. The hosts also receive a shipment of rye from Whistle Pig.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The scarcity of truffles has led to a criminal underground market around them, from poisoning truffle dogs to heisting truffle harvests.
05:45 - 15:00 (09:14)
Summary
The scarcity of truffles has led to a criminal underground market around them, from poisoning truffle dogs to heisting truffle harvests. The author of "The Truffle Underground" reveals the mystery and manipulation in this world of expensive fungus.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
There are two leading truffles, black and white, that are widely known and come from a symbiotic relationship between fungus and certain trees.
15:00 - 21:37 (06:37)
Summary
There are two leading truffles, black and white, that are widely known and come from a symbiotic relationship between fungus and certain trees.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Australia has been producing paragon truffles since 1998, although they are less rare than the white Alba truffles from Italy.
21:37 - 27:17 (05:39)
Summary
Australia has been producing paragon truffles since 1998, although they are less rare than the white Alba truffles from Italy. The Alba truffles are far more expensive, with the paragon black truffle from France being a popular alternative for many.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Climate change is causing a decline in truffle production due to changes in the regions they grow in with prices reaching $48 an ounce for the smallest size.
27:17 - 32:11 (04:54)
Summary
Climate change is causing a decline in truffle production due to changes in the regions they grow in with prices reaching $48 an ounce for the smallest size.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The clunky version of truffle flavor is actually 2,4-dithiopentane and consuming too much of it through truffle-flavored products can desensitize you to the taste of actual truffles.
32:12 - 38:48 (06:36)
Summary
The clunky version of truffle flavor is actually 2,4-dithiopentane and consuming too much of it through truffle-flavored products can desensitize you to the taste of actual truffles.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Tips for enjoying the taste of truffles without breaking the bank, including adding truffle oil to dishes and storing two, four-dithiapentane to impart the flavor without using actual truffles.
38:49 - 44:28 (05:39)
Summary
Tips for enjoying the taste of truffles without breaking the bank, including adding truffle oil to dishes and storing two, four-dithiapentane to impart the flavor without using actual truffles.
EpisodeTruffles: Underground Treasures
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The hosts sign off the podcast and mention their plans including attending a cowboy weekend and Titanic role play party, officiating weddings and watching the movie from 1997.
44:28 - 47:46 (03:17)
Summary
The hosts sign off the podcast and mention their plans including attending a cowboy weekend and Titanic role play party, officiating weddings and watching the movie from 1997.