Inside Europe: Can crowdfunding save truffles in Piedmont?
Politics
December 22, 2016
White truffles are a rare delicacy mostly found in Italy's Piedmont region - they're often dubbed 'white gold'. This year, they've have been fetching between 300 and 450 euros per 100 grams. One of the reasons the price is so high is that they're becoming increasingly rare. Now locals have set up a crowdfunding campaign aimed at saving their prize fungus. Dany Mitzman reports.