Many people who have lived in rural areas may be familiar with truffles. When they were children, they would see such truffles in the soil at the roots of pine trees, but they were relatively small. In fact, truffles are a kind of fungal plant, just like the mushrooms under pine trees, and they are edible, and the fragrance of truffles is stronger and rarer. Truffles also have a relatively high market value and are a high-end ingredient. The largest truffle found in the world weighs 4.16 pounds and was sold at a Sotheby's auction for a high price of US$61,250, which is far beyond the imagination of many ordinary people. As a once common ingredient in rural areas, why have truffles become so precious now? Let us analyze it in detail below. The output of wild truffles has dropped sharply

The reason why truffles have such a high appreciation is mainly because of the rapid expansion of urbanization, coupled with climate change, environmental changes and other reasons, which have caused them to lose their suitable living environment, so The number of truffles growing in the wild has been greatly reduced. This kind of fungal plant is very picky about the living environment, and it is difficult to pick and store it for a long time. In addition, it is a noble ingredient, so the price naturally keeps rising. The demand is huge

The market is all about a supply and demand relationship. There are fewer and fewer wild truffles, and it is particularly difficult to cultivate truffles artificially, which together contribute to the rarity of truffles. Truffles have a special rich aroma and are rich in amino acids and proteins. They are a functional food that integrates food, nutrition, health care and curative effect. They have certain medicinal value and are in great demand in the market. They rank among ?One of the three most delicacies in the world. All these have contributed to the high price of truffles. French black truffles generally cost 6,300 to 9,500 yuan per kilogram, and Italian white truffles can reach more than 15,000 to 60,000 yuan per kilogram. Artificial cultivation of truffles takes a long time

Another important reason why truffles are precious is that they are almost impossible to cultivate artificially. In the cultivation process of truffles, the cost is very high from the time they start to grow to being edible. It takes 5 years to cultivate quickly, even 10 years to cultivate slow, and some cannot be cultivated in several years. This is normal. But according to the current situation, there will still be fewer and fewer wild truffles, so people will eventually go the route of artificially cultivating truffles. Although the yield is not high, they can be successfully cultivated after all, which shows that there is still hope. The world's most expensive truffle

I just said that the world's largest truffle is worth $61,250. Now let me tell you about the world's most expensive truffle. This is an Italian white truffle, weighing 2.86 pounds. It was auctioned in Italy for $330,000.