Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’

Braving the cold and hostile Libyan desert, Milad Mohammed scratches the ground to extract what he calls "manna from heaven"--- white truffles coveted as a delicacy at home and abroad.   The fungus known locally as "Terfas" is the only thing, besides some wild grass, that grows under the desert sands nurtured by the combined effect of rain and cold temperatures at night.   They have been consumed since Roman times for their delicate taste as well as their nutritious and medical properties, and are sold to Gulf countries as a luxury food item.   Mohammed harvests the white truffle as a hobby and each year before springtime he treks through the desert r...

Keep on reading: Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’

from INQUIRER.net https://ift.tt/2TuipF4