Food and Drink sent a team to Périgord to sniff out the story of how the particular delicacy of the black truffle arrives via the French countryside to the fine dining establishments and home dinner tables of the UK.

Colloquially known as the black diamond, the underground fungus is found between December and April with the aid of dogs or pigs.

Clip taken from Food and Drink, originally broadcast on BBC Two, Thursday 12 April, 1984.




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