Most South American black truffles come from Chile

In the southern Chilean regions of Maule and Ñuble, a fungus, highly appreciated by gastronomy, grows: the black truffle. It owes its nickname 'the black gold' to the high price of up to 600 € / kg. Chile annually produces nearly 1,200 kilos of black truffle, making it the main producer of this underground mushroom in South America. The delicacy is exported to countries such as France, Italy, Japan and England, but saw a temporary end to its success during the corona crisis, when sales fell by as much as 50%. Since ...