Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
First Advisor
Paul Collins
Term of Graduation
Winter 2008
Date of Publication
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in English
Department
English
Language
English
DOI
10.15760/etd.3514
Physical Description
1 online resource (ii, 125)
Abstract
Heady, rich and mood-altering, truffles have inspired quixotic legends, bizarre crimes and gluttonous consumption for hundreds, even thousands of years. For as long as humans have known about the strange, bulbous fungi that grow underground, they have found truffles fascinating, mysterious and persuasive. Expert at the art of luring people and animals through scent alone, truffles beg to be found.
Heady, rich and mood-altering, truffles have inspired quixotic legends, bizarre crimes and gluttonous consumption for hundreds, even thousands of years. For as long as humans have known about the strange, bulbous fungi that grow underground, they have found truffles fascinating, mysterious and persuasive. Expert at the art of luring people and animals through scent alone, truffles beg to be found.
Immediately, buyers, chefs and the public assumed Oregon truffles lacked the culinary value of their European counterparts, and the price of the native varieties reflected the lack of respect. But in the past few years, a handful of Oregonians decided to start a campaign to change all that. With a combination of obsession, passion and dedication, these local truffle fanatics set out to spread the word: Oregon truffles deserve respect.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39866
Recommended Citation
Burningham, Lucy, "Buried : Unearthing the Secrets of Oregon Truffles" (2008). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6368.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3514
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