Name: 為什麼真正的松露那麼貴那麼貴？ (Why Real Truffles Are So Expensive So Expensive)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T08:28:44.000Z
Duration: 6 min 6 s

truffles are an indulgent food enjoyed across the world.

松露是全世界都喜愛的奢侈食品。

但這些芬芳的真菌會讓你付出代價。

In 2014, the world's largest white truffle was flown

2014年，世界上最大的白松露被空運到美國

to New York accompanied by a security guard

並在拍賣會上以 61 000 美元的價格售出。

Discovered in Italy, this gigantic fungus

在意大利發現的這種巨大的真菌

So, what is it that makes them so expensive?

那麼，是什麼讓它們如此昂貴呢？

There are at least 40 species, many of which aren't edible,

至少有 40 個物種，其中許多不能食用、

and new species have been discovered as recently as 2018.

最近在 2018 年又發現了新物種。

You've probably seen luxury truffle products

but the unique truffle flavor you recognize

廉價的松露油往往沒有經過加工處理。

Many cheaper truffle products use 2,4-dithiapentane,

許多便宜的松露產品都使用 2,4-二硫代戊烷、

of the main aromatic components of foot odor,

guaranteed to give it that "earthy" taste.

真正的松露是季節性的，價格昂貴、

They were originally sniffed out using truffle pigs,

它們最初是用松露豬嗅出來的、

but while pigs are very good at finding truffles,

they're also very good at eating them, too.

And these days, dogs are much more common

These fungi can be found across the world,

but they all require a very specific climate to grow.

但它們都需要非常特殊的氣候才能生長。

somewhat different requirements, one thing is certain.

James Feaver: Truffles are always found with trees,

詹姆斯-費弗松露總是和樹木在一起、

and they have to be the right type of trees.

Under the ground, the truffle is just the fruiting body,

And we've also got a lot of then what we call

and up to 100 meters in a teaspoon of soil.

而在一茶匙土壤中最多可達 100 米。

And this mycelium is actually attached to the roots

而這種菌絲實際上是附著在根部的

of a tree like the fingers of glove onto a hand.

就像手套的手指戴在手上一樣。

And it sort of extends the reach of the tree out.

And it actually takes up water and nutrients

and passes them to the tree, and the tree gives it sugars

並把它們傳遞給樹，樹就會給它糖分

in return, so to help the truffles, the fruit, develop.

作為回報，這有助於松露和果實的生長。

Narrator: Even when you have exactly the right conditions,

旁白：即使你有完全正確的條件

and hunting them is a labor-intensive process.

狩獵它們是一個勞動密集型過程。

Once you know where to look, you have to sniff out

一旦你知道該去哪裡找，你就必須嗅出

Feaver: Good boy, thank you, good boy, come!

費弗好孩子，謝謝你，好孩子，來！

So he just told us there it's still in the ground.

So do I want to take it out of the ground or not?

那我到底要不要把它從地裡拔出來？

If it's unripe, there's no point in having it.

如果不成熟，就沒有吃的必要。

是以，鼻子就開始發揮作用了。

but finding a good one can make it worth the work.

但是，如果能找到一個好幫手，就不枉此行。

Narrator: Truffles also have a short season,

often appearing for only a few months of the year.

And even when you do get your hands on them,

Feaver: An unripe truffle, unlike a tomato,

費弗未熟的松露，與番茄不同、

once the truffle is out of the ground, the clock is ticking.

一旦松露出土，時間就開始流逝。

So it's just sort of slowly gonna degrade over time.

所以，隨著時間的推移，它會慢慢退化。

So we want to get it out to the customers nice and fast.

是以，我們希望能又快又好地把它送到客戶手中。

Narrator: After just five days out of the ground,

旁白：在離開地面僅僅五天之後

that pungent truffle smell will have halved.

in setting up truffle orchards, but it's not easy.

Trees need to be planted in the right soil conditions,

樹木需要種植在合適的土壤條件中、

and there's no guarantee that the fungi will grow at all.

So after all that effort, what do they actually taste like?

那麼，經過這麼多努力，它們的味道究竟如何呢？

Leon Siciliano: The smell just made me think

萊昂-西西里亞諾這氣味讓我想到

I mean, this is the first time I've actually eaten

我是說，這是我第一次真正吃到

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