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“The pleasure of truffles can be both gustatory and emotional; likewise, this book provides both substantial information and evocative folklore.”
“A beautiful book from start to finish (think coffee table book in appearance, but with meat to it). No mycophile or gastronome passing through a bookshop would walk past the cover without picking it up! And the book is filled with high-quality color photographs. The prose matches the elegant pictures nicely, even humorously at times, and takes the reader through the history of truffle hunting and cultivation ... Taming the Truffle would certainly attract all levels of mycologists from beginner through advanced, but it has the allure and witty prose to inveigle those who never imagined they could share out love and interest in fungi.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a lovely luxurious book with many pictures and drawings. That the authors have a wonderful sense of humor is evident in the writing.”
“[T]his fascinating, lavishly illustrated volume…will keep the reader engrossed through site preparations, irrigation methods—and, yes, the actual tasting of the truffle.”
“[The authors] reveal the state of the art and science of producing the ‘ultimate mushroom’ in a splendidly interesting and informative way…this book is outstanding.”
“Even if you don’t crave growing truffles, this informative and highly readable book reveals the fascinating mysteries, lore, and biology of this ultimate food better than any other book in English. It is a paragon of science written for the interested layperson.”
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