Black Truffle

Named after the French Périgord region, black Périgord truffles (lat. Tuber mélanosporum) gr... READ MORE

Tartufo di Bagnoli (lat. Tuber mesentericum vitt) is a truffle that's harvested from October to March and grows in limestone and clay soil forests with oaks, hornbeam, beech, maple, and hazel trees. Its aromas are very unpleasant, reminis... READ MORE

Black summer truffle, also known as Scorzone (lat. Tuber aestivum vitt) is a summer truffle that's easily recognizable by its rough, warted, black surface. This alligator skin-like surface is covered with tiny diamond-shaped proj... READ MORE

Burgundy truffle (lat. Tuber aestivum var uncinatum) is the autumn variety of black summer truffle. These truffles are available in the fall (September to late December) and look like small rocks with a rough surface. The exterior is brow... READ MORE

Aragon black truffle (lat. Tuber melanosporum), is a highly prized variety of black truffle from the Spanish region of Aragon, most noteably the province of Teruel. This province is the world's largest producer and exporter of black truffles. Rema... READ MORE

Muscat truffle (lat. Tuber brumale vitt), also known as Trifola nera and Brumale truffle, is an Italian winter truffle that's harvested from January to March. It g... READ MORE

Truffles are an introduced crop that has been successfully cultivated in Tasmania using hazelnut and oak trees that have been inoculated with spores of the French black truffles, or Périgord black truffles (lat. Tuber melanosporum)... READ MORE

Nero Liscio truffle (lat. Tuber macrosporum) is a rarely found truffle that grows in the same area as the Piedmont white truffle. These truffles, however, can withstand droughts and grow several of them in the sam... READ MORE