Blanche d'Alba scams

Tuber Magnatum Pico

The rarest and most refined truffle!

The Alba truffle harvest period lasts from September 15 to December 31.

However, the white truffle often is marketed only from October, until one week after the end of the season.

Cavage is done with dogs that are trained to recognize this particular smell. In Italy, caveurs have a caver permit.

TheTruffle Tuber magnatum Woodpeckerohis a wild truffle. It likes moist land, on the banks of watercourses, and grows near willows or poplars. The White Truffle, of course, is picked up in Alba, in Piedmont, in Tuscany , Marche and Abruzzo , Emilia Romagna.

The Alba truffle is recognizable by its fine, smooth, light yellow skin which tends towards ochre.

It must be firm for optimal tasting. Its size varies greatly and its average weight is between 20 and 80 grams but some truffles exceed one kilogram.

The smell of white truffles, frank and tenacious, a very aromatic and powerful fragrance well above that of other truffles.

Its aromas are a subtle alliance of lightness, elegance and power.

Bianchetto Marzuolo scams

Tuber Albinum Pico

Surely the least known truffle, very fragrant to discover!

The harvest period for the bianchetto truffle in Tuscany lasts from January 15 to April 30. However, the bianchetto truffle is generally marketed from February until a week after the end of the harvest season.

Cavage is done with dogs that are trained to recognize this particular smell. In Italy, caveurs have a caver permit.

Particularly widespread in Tuscany, it is found on sandy soils on the coasts of the province of Grosseto.

In appearance similar to the white truffle, by its light color, the marzuolo truffle however has a smoother texture. Its interior is much darker and brown in color with some large white veins. It is often small in size. Despite its small size, its fragrance is very strong and tasty.

Black Truffle

Tuber Melanosporum

One of the best known truffles, intense and powerful fragrance.

The Black truffle harvest period in Tuscany lasts from December to February.

Cavage is done with dogs that are trained to recognize this particular smell. In Italy, caveurs have a caver permit.

Called the black truffle of Périgord", this truffle is nevertheless very widespread in Italy.

With a warty texture, this intense black nose is made up of small, inconspicuous warts. Inside, its color varies from black to purple in more mature specimens and is composed of fine white veins. Its size can vary from that of a walnut to that of an apple.

This black truffle has an intense fragrance and a tasty and refined taste.

The black summer truffle Scorsone

Tuber estivum

Truffles with subtle summer scents.

The harvest period for the Black Scorsone truffle in Tuscany lasts from June to September.

Cavage is done with dogs that are trained to recognize this particular smell. In Italy, caveurs have a caver permit.

It is the most common truffle variety. It is a less expensive product than other truffles and is widely used by restaurants. However, it has nothing to do with the black winter truffle.

Formed by protruding warts pointed at their end.

It is hazelnut in color with yellowish reflections inside. it marbled pulpit highly branched white veins. As its name suggests, it is harvested during the dry season. stivale .

The scorzone truffle has a delicate and subtle fragrance.