About 3.000 euros for a kilogram of mushrooms. It sounds crazy, and in fact it is, but truffles command a high price, so much so that in Italy and France, truffle hunters train Lagotto Romagnolo dogs to sniff out the most expensive mushroom in the world.
In Albania, this rare mushroom is widely grown.
No one knows about the very expensive price it has, moreover, foreign dogs are coming and sniffing us.
The Albanian truffle is very similar to its French cousin, but they cost much less.
But it often happens that Albanian truffles are taken and sold in the European market with multiples of the value.
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The white truffle is so valuable that it is even quoted on the stock exchange, where prices start from 300 to 1000 euros.
The lack of legislation to protect this rare plant has caused Albania to lose millions of euros stolen by illegal "hunters" of the domestic and foreign markets.
They arrive in Albania mainly from Italy but also from other countries and are seekers of truffles, the theft of which would provide them with great benefits.
This, since the transport of potato-like tubers to Italy has also been found, for which there is no defined legal framework that prohibits crossing the borders.
To find truffles, "hunters" also need well-trained dogs, which are also their best disguise.
Previously, pigs were used, which are released in the forest.
The aroma of the truffle arouses them, as it has the same sex pheromones as the male, causing them to find the plant in this way.
The truffle is a type of mushroom that grows on the roots of oak, sturgeon, pine and wild willow.
It usually grows on sandy soil and has neither roots, nor branches, nor branches. This species is in the form of a tuber and gets its food from the roots of other plants.
It absorbs mineral salts from the roots, which are exactly what make this rare species so sought after and precious.
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There are several types of truffles in nature. The black one is the one that is encountered more often and that reaches a value of up to 350 euros per kilogram.
White truffles resemble potato tubers. But with a more irregular formation, which are valued more, because of the nutritional values and flavors they carry.
The special feature of these mushrooms is that their aroma depends on the plant on which it grows.
The most expensive truffle grows on the roots of the oak and takes on the aroma of this tree.
The truffle tuber takes its shape from the formation of the terrain and from the roots of the plants it parasitizes.
The bigger the truffle tuber, the more it is valued and therefore the price increases.
Mushrooms from the area of Recit in the Great Highlands are also in high demand and are exported to France.
These mushrooms grow in the chestnut area and are covered by chestnut branches and leaves.
These high-quality white mushrooms, which few people know, are then sold to restaurants in Tirana and Durrës.
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Because the cultivation of this species has not succeeded in imitating any of its qualities in the wild, it has greatly increased the price in the market.
The truffle is definitely a hidden treasure in our forests. About whom we know so little and have lost so much. Truffles are a very profitable business./AgroWeb.
