Why are Truffles so expensive?

Question

I've seen they're like $250/ounce. That's quite steep for a simple mushroom, what makes them so expensive?

Answer 1

we can't grow them

they only grow in the Wild

Answer 2

They are really rather rare to start with, and normally require specialist dogs or pigs (yes, really - both can sniff them out!) to find them. That's labour-intensive to start with, so that will hike the price up.

There hasn't been any way devised yet to cultivate them in large amounts commercially, which keeps the price up - it's that rare item thing again.

There's only a few places they will grow. They tend to grow in countries with reasonable labour costs (rather than pitifully low-paid workers) so that will add to the price.

They are seen as a status-symbol food item, so lots of people want to eat them (or to been seen eating them - not quite the same thing) so you have the supply-and-demand thing going on here - lots of demand but a small supply. Hence a high price.

Answer 3

truffles are very difficult to find as they are deep underground, most are the color of dirt and the main way to find them is to use  a pig to sniff them out

Answer 4

For that price u could get some "magic" mushrooms that would rock your world.  Mushrooms are one of the sickest foods there are!

Answer 5

It difficult to make it .