How the Oregon truffle bends humans to its will -'Superabundant' S1 E1

[@mlynch2003]

Such an awesome video! Very enjoyable!

[@pertaterful]

Preserve the forests of Oregon, and you won't have to intensively cultivate the black truffle. I mean, he said it at the beginning that there are so many out there that he lets his dogs gorge on them.

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Healso said that they are "hard to find"

[@judykinsman3258]

@@theogdirkdiggler you won’t find them in herbicide sprayed forests!!!

[@Missile_Crab]

To be fair, how would you stop your truffle finding dog from gorging on truffles

[@sparksmcgee6641]

They will as soon as they can since the cost of harvesting them in the forest. Impact on the forest if those truffles that are everywhere we harvested would destroy the forest.

[@sparksmcgee6641]

@@Missile_Crab train them not to.

[@sally8234]

I love, love, love Oregon truffles. There's also an annual truffle festival in Eugene which costs a LOT! Someday I'll get a ticket before they're all sold out.

[@aprilmorris4588]

This was fascinating! As a native Oregonian, I am working on teaching my dog to hunt truffles. I've been wanting to do this since I first read about truffle dogs in Oregon, and since I grew up training my dogs to track people by scent, I think this is going to be fun. 💚

[@Jerryketel]

What a great episode! Let's make Oregon Truffles the best in the world!

[@MikeH-sg2ue]

I love truffles! Black, white, chocolate! Their all good!

[@emcnair2]

RIP Cooperativa. So sad to see you go 😢

[@richtygart6855]

I buy something in Thailand that resembles a truffle. It's a small, round, black mushroom that they dig up out of the ground but when you cook them the inside is separated from the black outer shell kind of like a concord grape and the inside sort of tastes like seafood.

[@seejay9]

what is it? sounds intriguing.

[@qweasrdf]

@@seejay9 prolly Chaga

[@seejay9]

@@qweasrdf Chaga mainly grows on birch and not underground so I doubt that.

[@et4344]

Thank you for your videos 😊very cute dogs and informative, planning my next trip to Oregon. 🏆🙏👍😋

[@kobusmeiring3697]

Very nice well produced content, thanks!

[@michellecelesteNW]

I need all of those things, and I love it! Such a delightful way to live and dedicate ones life towards.

[@saumitrakelkar4730]

This whole video talks about how humans are doing the truffle's bidding by going and finding it, implying that we are working in the truffles' favor by eating them. Ironically, when humans eat truffles, we do not poop the spores into the forests they came from, so human consumption is not actively beneficial for the truffles.

[@CWS-h5z]

Absolutely - was thinking the same thing myself! We are NOT contributing to the life cycle and reproduction of truffles. Hopefully, humans will not harvest so many of them to the detriment of their populations.

[@stonehold42]

Such brilliantly intellectual creatures. Imagine a disease conveyer plotting to command the minds of all! Only the most brilliant, liberated minds can serve the genius disease truffle!

[@Mr.BobsDog]

Last of Us 🍄🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️🍄

[@JasonAlexzander1q47]

They are by mill city. And they grow all over the coastal areas. Not just the Willamette Valley either

[@Briguy1027]

Super interesting! I am not sure how tasty they are since it's so expensive, but very intriguing.

[@diane9247]

I live in southern Oregon and I didn't even know the extent of Oregon truffles!

[@hannahmarklin7767]

Thank you loggers for enabling the monocropping of doug firs which the truffles love sooo so much 😜

[@dustinbasurto7371]

PNW Forests start out mono Fir, the Alder, Maple and Spruce come after the canopy has developed. Planting at the same time wouldn't do it.

[@ethernetgirl2001]

@@dustinbasurto7371 i mean unless they get logged then its just a fuck ton of vine maples

[@cw4608]

Thank the end user that create the demand for douglas fir wood. They wouldn’t cut it if there wasn’t a demand.

[@somewhathere3435]

I like to hunt for truffles and I have met so many cannibus cartels. What tasty fun!

[@ktktktktktktkt]

But how does our consumption of truffles help distribute their spores? I doubt the spores would be able to produce after going through our sewage systems and water treatment but maybe someone's already studied this and can provide more insight on what exactly happens to the spores in this process.

[@mariaf7729]

Long gone are the days that we poop the spores on the ground but the instinct is still there to eat them

[@ooooneeee]

Maybe we're not spreading their spores, but our truffle sniffing dogs are?

[@Mr.BobsDog]

When it dig up the spores float around. Plus the dogs and pigs help distribute when they go truffle frenzy in their own 💩💩💩

[@scrubjay93]

That was not well communicated. I think it is likely that Douglas squirrels (Tamiasciurus douglasii) distribute the spores in nature. They eat truffles and they bury food to cache it.

[@asherperkinsmusic2767]

Wow! Pretty cool!

[@Patrick0900]

Really cool 😎 👍🏻

[@aprilmorris4588]

Has anyone talked about the effects the last two summers' record heat on truffles? I live in southern Oregon and it's hit 117.2° F & 116.7° F first in 2021 & then again in 2022. I've seen the impact that heat has done down here, so I'm concerned it's been bad up there, too.

[@dantheman9784]

I know a trick for finding truffles in my home state of Oregon without a pig or dog. So much fun to hunt!

[@sthomas7064]

What's the trick, Dan?

[@KOZMOuvBORG]

Would these be growing around Vancouver, BC? we're both in similar climate.

[@Mr.BobsDog]

@@sthomas7064 you can buy a machine to ‘sniff’ it, like a metal detector

[@domdela5217]

I've been to Oregon a few times but have not had any local fresh black truffles. I've had white truffles from Alba and Tuscany, and they are so good they make you tear up like when you're cutting an onion. lol Especially when the prices are a fraction of what you pay in a white table-cloth restaurant in the US.

[@Salvatoreguglielmo_]

I love truffles!

[@obijuankenobi420]

Suuuure you do

[@grantmccoy6739]

I've never tried it, but I'm interested. Not even just because it tastes good, but because it's beneficial to the ecosystem.

[@Sammasambuddha]

The origin of the "Truffle Shuffle" ! Do it! Doooo it!

[@cwd243]

So, I'm a certified executive chef. I ran two different establishments in southern Oregon. I've worked with french and Italian truffles my whole career. When I moved to Oregon I was very excited to utilize Oregon truffles. They are very inexpensive and look beautiful. Unfortunately, you get what you pay for Oregon truffles aren't even in the same ball park as french or Italian truffles. Not even close. Believe me, I tried. Everything I did with Oregon truffles didn't work, from fresh presentation, to making oils and sauces. It all end up with a nasty turpentine taste. The flavor in all truffles is delicate. You add them at the end of preparation. The only way I could do anything with them was to cook the hell out of them. Negating any flavor enhancement, and then just became a ingredient to add to a dish just to bump the price up. The problem is this: Oregon truffles grow on pines. French truffles, and the high end Italian ones grow exclusively on hardwoods. Big, big, difference in presentation, aroma, and most certainly taste. As much as I want Oregon truffles to be awesome, they are garbage compared to other truffles from around the world. If you want some Oregon truffles, I can get them by the gallon Ziploc bag full. Cost me 45 bucks a bag in 2018.... Edit: to all the people making fun of this man walking in the woods with a mask: Do you think that the camera is just floating in the air? He's obviously with at least one other person, probably a whole production crew, closer than six feet, and this was filmed during the hight of the pandemic. Which leads me to another fun fact about Oregon... Oregon has a lower HS graduation rate than any state in the south, including Mississippi.....

[@ooooneeee]

Somehow other chefs disagree. Maybe don't expect it to taste like French truffles?

[@cwd243]

@@ooooneeee sounds like someone watched "Pig" With Nickolas Cage one too many times..😬

[@obijuankenobi420]

It's so funny that you're going off about one of the most disgusting tasting flavors known to man.

[@cwd243]

@@obijuankenobi420 nastiest taste known to man? *durian has entered the chat* kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XTZX5tqLWDgq8

[@enforcerlucario932]

Never tried a truffle in my life but it looks good but maybe one day I will try it. 🤔

[@Markinfilm]

They are something special.

[@michaellong4897]

Mycorhizomes looking like corn dogs made me giggle.

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Who knew? Thanks for this

[@OttoMatieque]

was that guy walking in the forest alone wearing a mask?

[@jamesdolph437]

too funny ... He is afraid of catching a germ

[@nunyabiznes33]

It's Oregon, so yeah.

[@taylorbrianne3876]

I mean there was a guy filming him so it’s probably due to him not being alone and not wanting to get sick lol

[@QuanNguyen-og6pq]

where can I try it out ?

[@summussum7540]

Live in the PNW and I’m so sick of turning down foods bc every place thinks fries or whatever need to have truffle oil. Smells like cat pee to me, and the taste is even more unpleasant. I’m of the fortunate group with a certain anosmia that makes me despise the things and I live at ground zero.

[@obijuankenobi420]

Yes !!!! Its disgusting.....People will literally eat poop if its trending on social media

[@Mr.BobsDog]

I concur

[@summussum7540]

@@obijuankenobi420 I mean, there are people that legitimately love it. Our senses are physiologically built different. The similarity to cat pee is real for me, and not at all present for many others. I’m not hating on others’ enjoyment, just lamenting that I find myself turning down foods that aren’t for me.

[@obijuankenobi420]

@@summussum7540 Yes but I'm in California....people will fake like stuff if its trending

[@ashwynn4177]

Are there any poisonous truffles in the world?

[@maniacaudiophile]

You don't need to try that hard to smell ozone... Just go to your local Kinko or whatever shop that runs laser printer or copier... And just smell the exhaust of that machine... That's ozone...

[@jamesbell8861]

I had no idea we had truffles in the Pacific Northwest. I wonder if there are any on Vancouver Island ??? The climate is identical ... 🤔🤔🤔

[@patricktracy4371]

My Corgi would find them on property on Whidbey Island under appropriately aged Doug fir.

[@kentneumann5209]

So the spores are digestion proof.

[@joeanderson8839]

I am into Mycology.

[@wooltron1]

Truffles aren't even very good. People just want to like them because they have been told they should.

[@joshuapluim]

I wish I knew how to get into truffle hunting here in OR...

[@andrzejszpak688]

Buy a truffle dog and take classes

[@jesipohl6717]

FYI: humans do not detect pheromones, we have no vomeronasal organ nor has anyone ever recorded a response to suspect pheromones. most pheromones are the result of secondary compounds produced as a result of other processes, and becoming exapted. So we may produce things that look like pheromones, but we cannot detect them as pheromones.

[@Mr.BobsDog]

Beware or you too may be The Last Of Us 🍄🧟‍♂️🧟🧟‍♀️🍄

[@justaguy6100]

The movie "Pig" would be a good watch for anyone who found this interesting. It doesn't say a ton about the fungus, honestly, but it is central to the story, AND it's the best work Nicholas Cage has done is a decade.

[@justaguy6100]

And if you prefer going on the dark side of fungi, the series "The Last Of Us" based on the video game is surprisingly good in it's post-apocalyptic way.

[@relicboxing]

Worst excuse for a movie I've ever seen.

[@justaguy6100]

@@relicboxing Pity you feel that way. Critics disagree at times, but most really liked this movie, none were that hyperbolic.

[@cwd243]

@@relicboxing agreed. Pig was horrible, and not what the Oregon truffle market is like at all.

[@cwd243]

@@relicboxing I do wish there was a restaurant worker underground fight club tho, there are several general managers of spots in Portland that need severe ass beatings....

[@ImAnEmergency]

I can’t wait to move back 😭

[@JohnC-ur5ut]

Why is Charles wearing a mask in the woods ? Is the forest Dangerous to humans lungs ? Should I be wearing a mask in the Oregon woods ?

[@blantant]

Yes. Mask your kids too 😂 don't be selfish

[@MrAcuta73]

Kinda had to laugh, yeah...Idaho is known for potatoes, but only because the russet we all eat was developed at University of Idaho, Boise. But Washington grows the most, with Oregon just behind. Idaho is down the list. I have always wanted to learn to hunt shrooms, truffle the most. Don't have a spare dog or pig though.

[@sharonloomis5264]

How? To hunt. Sorry. Can you buy truffles? How do you learn how to hunt them?

[@DouEditz]

Lol

[@OPB]

Hi! Thanks for watching. The Oregon Truffle Festival website may have the info you're looking for: oregontrufflefestival.org/

[@captainlongcut7932]

The dude smelling the truffle thru his mask says it all.

[@kentneumann5209]

How much per pound per species? Edit: $800 per pound? And they are abundant? Hmm. Does not compute. Dry weight or wet?

[@johnc3525]

Abundant but hard to find.

[@cwd243]

800? I was a head chef in Oregon for 8 years. I got them for 45 bucks a gallon Ziploc bag full. (Frozen).

[@jkromes20]

its not that good. More of a hype thing i feel

[@jamesdolph437]

that man in the woods with a face diaper ... just funny

[@Infinity2219]

It's all about money!

[@daled8221]

Well, for one thing at 10:45 that looks like chemical fertilizer on top of that planting. That's poison for mycorrhizae, maybe that's why Ore. truffles are hard to reproduce!!!

[@FAKETV96]

Who here thought of The Last of Us when they said "a hold over humans"?

[@deepak_gr3yed]

Never knew something like this existed, let alone taste it 🥲

[@nainmayoudavich7541]

We dont even understand how pheromones work, but this lady be like ITS ALL BOUT DEM FEREMUNZ~

[@VincenzoC749]

What is it about Oregon that makes people so unbelievably insufferable?

[@alexanderx33]

The buzzword salad in this is almost as gross as truffle beer.

[@frtr9276]

hope its not near traintracks

[@antoniohorta5656]

Wearing a face mask while alone the woods w/ your dog? Truffles have covid now?

[@Mrbfgray]

Insane. I wouldn't trust anyone that delusional.

[@jamesdolph437]

he is being virtuous ... now we all know

[@ooooneeee]

He obviously wasn't alone, there was a camera crew filming him including close ups.

[@christinearmington]

That’s how they’ll get The Last of Us. 😳

[@mezzmriizn]

Ooooohhhhh.

[@marijuonko7092]

Man they don't taste that good. I don't get it.

[@Ciacio122]

Truffle Oregon🤢🤢😱 saluti dal Piemonte Italy

[@tineriver4935]

It doesn’t work on me… I wanna like it but I just don’t find it tasty and it smells bad…😢

[@obijuankenobi420]

Don't worry....you're completely normal and not a poser.

[@marijuonko7092]

I still think of extremely cheap weed when I think of Oregon. Sorry truffle

[@marktwaine9344]

in Europe they use pigs to hunt Truffles...

[@davidkresl2195]

Mark Twaine. Mostly shifted to pointers. Hog are big and only want to eat the shroom.Hard to transport,handle,and you need to get it out of their mouth. Bird dogs just want the treat not the shrooms.Easy to handle. Eager to please. So,you can see why most ditched the hog.

[@catherinekenyon7555]

My cousins in northern Italy use dogs.

[@hylion5608]

It needs the forest

[@readthetype]

Is he wearing a mask so his dog doesn’t catch C19, or is he wearing a mask so the truffles don’t catch C19? Maybe he’s wearing a mask just to let us all know he’s really into segregation, and we really ought to reconsider crazy moustache man’s whole “summer camp” approach to life? This dude *really* loves humanity more than me. So brave.

[@joshuastefanick4806]

🐑

[@Threetails]

This could allow us to partially replant a lot of farmland. Great carbon sink!

[@RichardColwell1]

This dude really wearing a mask out in the woods by himself with his dog?

[@sunnys3727]

its all bs.. if wasn't for the money , just like shark fin soup.. no one will participate in the promotion or distribution

[@kaophan1098]

You only want it cause others want it. Like diamonds. If I had something that you can't have and I market it with words like exclusive You would want it also. Convince me otherwise.

[@johnc3525]

No, it's tasty. If you don't like it, I won't convince you otherwise, to each their own.

[@matthewkopp2391]

I crave many different types of mushrooms which don’t have a market. Such as Entaloma Abortivum an excellent mushroom perfect for mushroom cream soup. Or Ischnoderma resinosum very few people hunt it. I love it because you can make them into an intense umami paste. Truffles are excellent. That’s why people hunt them. But it’s also difficult to find, labor intensive and rare. All wild mushrooms are labor intensive and somewhat rare because they grow in special conditions.

[@jeffren70]

The guy is in the middle of the forest wearing a mask. What's he afraid of?

[@marktwaine9344]

allergies, possibly...

[@leonkellerhuis3642]

Covid-19 with all those people there just being safe or if his identity is knowen his spot could be found , all mushroom hunters have secret spots they don’t share with other’s

[@steelbrad]

He reminds me of the people here in Marin County that drive around in their cars by themselves with the mask, gloves, face shields, and googles on. They are MSNBS and CNN watchers.

[@davidkresl2195]

@@steelbrad you forgot puffing on a gag.

[@ooooneeee]

Infecting the camera crew when they shoot close ups. It's not that hard to figure out.

[@kentneumann5209]

Introduced a species not native to the land.

[@GumriRN]

So Truffle Dogs 🐩 🐕 🐶 can be bred & Trained right? So this Truffle Academy SHOULD adopt & home all those dogs doomed for lethal injection or gas chambers, to make Oregon Truffles synonymous South African Diamonds 💎. Truffles are the Black & White culinary magic gems of the world. “Save The Dogs” & Farm the “Tasty Truffle”.

[@nainmayoudavich7541]

Also its not a fruit, its a Sporophore... Atleast get the words right?

[@Commutinyyyy]

The last of us.......😄

[@JinKee]

The Last of Us

[@obijuankenobi420]

So glad truffles aren't trending anymore.....the flavor is gross

[@mikeofborg2]

Really, wearing a mask in the forest. Find the mask theater to be hilarious.

[@surrealist1976]

truffles taste like spit...

[@WhoDoUthinkUr]

But why is he wearing the COVID mask out in the woods?

[@fl260]

I appreciate that he is wearing a mask even though he is in nature and if not alone, still very far from everyone else. Anyone not wearing a mask is contributing to climate change and white supremacy.

[@ooooneeee]

He was very close up the camera crew.

[@fl260]

@@ooooneeee I agree, one should wear a mask all the time, everywhere. Until governments officially tell us the 129 billions masks released in nature every month is bad for the environment, I see no problem at all with them. But the minute my government changes his mind, I will too. Until then, I repeat exactly what my government says for I do not want to be called names by other people. My ego is much more important than any other values, such as taking care of the environment.

[@mykolfornasero3631]

let me sniff something with my mask on...wtf?

[@Muerteblanc]

I do believe thats poop