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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Valentin BONTEMPS

Black Truffle Production Booms In Spain

Jose Soriano left his job as a forest ranger to cultivate truffles full-time (Credit: AFP)

When Jose Soriano was a child, the hills near the village of Sarrion in Spain's remote and sparsely populated eastern province of Teruel were mostly uncultivated, covered in brush and rocks.

Now they are home to rows of oak trees, where large quantities of black truffles -- one of the most exclusive and expensive delicacies on the planet -- grow underground, nestled in their roots.

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