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Rare Truffles In East Tennessee

By WUOT's Ann Lloyd

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Knoxville, TN – One of the most elusive gastronomic treats in the world can now be found in East Tennessee--the famed, rare Perigord Black Truffle. The nubby, round aromatic fungus worth hundreds of dollars a pound grows wild in France. But it has stubbornly resisted commercial production in the States. Yet, a Greene County, Tennessee man has succeeded. Ann Lloyd from member station WUOT in Knoxville reports.