Internationally truffles are expensive, $1000 per kilo average for fresh. Not including the stunt ones, those are not directly by weight can be priced. In fact, China's Sichuan produces a large number of truffles (pig arch fungus), in France is prohibited in the name of truffles imported. The savvy Japanese have long since realized that there is not much difference between the two, so the Japanese imported large quantities of Chinese pig arch mushrooms to sell as truffles. Chopped parsley is chopped parsley, like the term for diced tomatoes. Thyme and allspice are generally available in large supermarkets, and the quality of imported brands may be more guaranteed.