EAST LANSING, MI – Researchers at Michigan State University helped identify two new species of North American truffles.

“We hope that by describing both of these species there will be increased interest in cultivating North American truffles. Our analyses show that each has aromatic compounds found in some of the ...

"We hope that by describing both of these species there will be increased interest in cultivating North American truffles. Our analyses show that each has aromatic compounds found in some of the ...

Truffles may be a delicacy enjoyed around the world, but we owe compliments not only to the chef who prepared the dish, but also the dog who found the truffle. That’s right, dogs around North ...

"We hope that by describing both of these species there will be increased interest in cultivating North American truffles. Our analyses show that each has aromatic compounds found in some of the ...

“We hope that by describing both of these species there will be increased interest in cultivating North American truffles. Our analyses show that each has aromatic compounds found in some of the ...

Subscribe for FREE “Receiving these samples was very exciting, especially because they looked very similar to the well-known edible European truffles Tuber macrosporumand Tuber aestivum,” Sow said.

Anything is paw-sible. Specially trained “truffle dogs” working for Michigan State University and the University of Florida used their noses to help discover two species of truffles. The two new ...

“We hope that by describing both of these species, there will be increased interest in cultivating North American truffles. Our analyses show that each has aromatic compounds found in some of ...

Lois Martin and Monza collecting truffles in a North American truffle orchard. CREDIT: MSU. Cultivating and selling European truffle species–often with the help of hogs–has been the norm.