As prized for rarity, wild truffles, being costly, command a small fortune for gourmets unwilling to settle for common mushrooms.
2007-07-02 09:30:28 · 16 answers · asked by Amr R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's saying that wild truffles are: prized for rarity, costly (expensive), and command a small fortune for gourmets inwilling to settle for common mushrooms.
2007-07-02 09:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by minalerie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"As prized for rarity" = because they are rare
"being costly" = because they are expensive
"command a small fortune" = can be sold for high prices, you have no choice but to pay a lot for truffles
"gourmets unwilling to settle for common mushrooms" = food experts or people interested in the best types of food who refuse to eat normal, white mushrooms and will only eat rare mushrooms
Wild mushrooms (truffles) are expensive because they are rare, but food enthusiasts are willing to pay for them because they do not like common, white mushrooms.
2007-07-02 16:44:02 · answer #2 · answered by MJ3000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gourmet people would rather spend the extra money on truffles than a regular mushrooms. They cost more and are rare but the gourmet people want them over mushrooms.
2007-07-02 16:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who care about food (gourmets) will pay a small fortune to get Truffles, because they don't want to settle for common mushrooms.
2007-07-02 16:34:24 · answer #4 · answered by TheEconomist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It refers to the price of an exotic wild mushroom, it is called "truffles" they grow underground in the countryside, trained pigs are used to discover where they are, this mushroom is indeed expensive, it is used in some rare foods, specially in France
Certainly, gourmets pay a lot of money to eat dishes prepared with this mushroom because overwhelms the taste and delicacy of any food, specially meats.
2007-07-02 16:44:23 · answer #5 · answered by mc23571 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are rare and costly. Those not willing to settle for the "common" mushroom will gladly pay for the wild truffles.
2007-07-02 16:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by mimegamy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very badly written.
Because they are greatly sought after for their rarity value, wild truffles are expensive and therefore it is possible to make a large sum of money by selling them to gourmets, who are not satisfied with common mushrooms.
2007-07-02 16:40:00 · answer #7 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wild truffles are expensive. Some gourmet food eaters buy them anyway.
(Truffles are not only candy, but also a type of rare mushroom).
2007-07-02 16:39:41 · answer #8 · answered by higs_field 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that costly wild truffles, prized for their rarity, cost a lot of money for snobbish eaters who are too good to eat regular mushrooms.
2007-07-02 16:34:53 · answer #9 · answered by tsalagi_star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truffles are rare, wild, and costly. They command a good price because good cooks are not willing to use instead the common mushroom.
Diane
2007-07-02 16:35:34 · answer #10 · answered by Diane L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋