Croatia has wonderful truffles, the black mushroom known as "Black Gold." in some cooking circles. It is outrageously expensive because it is so hard to find. Dogs and pigs have been trained to root out the expensive mushroom. Here in Croatia, truffles are about one tenth the cost of truffles in the US, so I was eager to buy some. In a Croatian grocery store, everytime I asked someone to point out the truffles, I was sent to the candy aisle. I finally drew this amazingly lifelike picture and, after showing it to one of the cashiers, I was escorted immediately to the aisle with jars of truffles.
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