Nyckelord Truffles

En enstörig tryffeljägare lämnar tryggheten i Oregons vildmarker för att söka upp den stadsbo som har stulit hans tryffelgris. I Portland finns både den han söker och det brokiga förflutna han helst vill glömma.

Djupt i Piemonte, Italien, jagar en grupp män, 70 eller 80 år gamla, efter den ovanliga och dyra vita tryffeln Alba - som har undvikit modern vetenskaps försök till odling. De guidas av en hemlig kultur och träning som har gått i generationer, samt deras älskade och tränade hundar. De lever ett enklare liv, jämsides deras lojala djur och perfekta land, som taget från en saga. De är fria från mobiltelefoner och internet och föredrar att tillaga sin mat och dryck själva, samtidigt som de håller sina band till samhället starka.

Annie and Peter Mayle decide, in their own words, to take the plunge: they quit their jobs as a tax investigator and an advertising executive and move to Provence in the south of France. Their experience in their first month go from outstanding to downright puzzling. They adore the food and wine but do encounter amusing cultural barriers from the lengthy discussion every time they go to the butcher, to the plumber who promises to come back but is unseen for the the next month. They also learn that their old friends in England are lining up to visit them in the summer.

There is a fortune buried deep in the ancient forests surrounding the small town of Falls City, Oregon...but only a few men know how to find it. For 10 weeks every year, they are on the hunt for one of the most expensive foods in the world, a delicacy that the Roman emperor Nero dubbed the "Food of the Gods:" black truffles. For the foragers of Oregon, truffles are more valuable than gold. For the first time ever, we've gained exclusive access to a secret underworld of foragers and backwoods entrepreneurs. This season, an historic drought ravages Oregon, choking off the usually abundant wild black truffle crop, and winter arrives early. With the truffle supply at an all time low, the price is predicted to hit an all time high. With increased competition between the foragers and even more diggers seeking riches, the truffle men of Oregon will be pushed to their limits to survive.