FRESH TRUFFLE
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The truffle is the fruiting body of a specific category of underground mushrooms, belonging to the Tuber genus. They usually grow at a depth of a few centimeters. When truffels are ripe, they emit an intense and penetrating aroma. Thanks to this unique scent, dogs are able to locate truffles.
TRUFFLE VARIETIES
Tartuvino supplies the full range of Italian truffles, allowing you to enjoy the taste and aroma of this unique delicacy all year round.
TUBER MELANOSPORUM
December - March
The black winter truffle, also known as Tartufo Nero Pregiato di Norcia, is a very popular black truffle variety with a dark interior and light veins. This truffle possesses an intense and forest-like aroma with a slightly sweet taste. The black winter truffle grows in calcareous soils and forms a symbiotic relationship with oak, lime, hazelnut, and beech trees.
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TUBER ALBIDUM PICO
January - April
The bianchetto truffle is a smaller and darker variant of the white truffle. It is characterized by its intense and garlicky aroma. The bianchetto truffle grows in sandy and clay soils, forming a symbiotic relationship with pine, beech, oak, and cedar trees.
TUBER AESTIVUM VITTADINI
May - August
The summer truffle is a highly accessible black truffle variety with an aromatic scent reminiscent of hazelnut and porcini. This truffle imparts a mild flavor derived from the trees it symbiotically associates with: hazelnut, oak, willow, chestnut, beech, poplar, and lime.
TUBER UNCINATUM CHATIN
September - January
The autumn truffle is a black truffle variety with a delicate yet well-defined flavor. Its aroma and taste evoke hazelnuts, cheeses, and porcini. Compared to the summer truffle, this truffle has a more intense aroma. The autumn truffle grows in shady, clayey soils, forming a symbiotic relationship with deciduous trees.
TUBER MAGNATUM PICO
October - December
The white truffle is the most rare truffle and is only found in Italy's regions of Umbria, Marche, Tuscany and Piemonte. The white truffle grows in symbiosis with the linden, walnut, oak, poplar and hornbeam trees. The aroma is pungent and very intense and it offers a lightly spicy flavor with a sweet finish.
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