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What is Truffles?

Truffles are subterranean mushrooms that grow in symbiosis with certain trees especially oaks. During a limited harvesting season they are found in several regions of Europe. There are more than thirty different kinds of truffles, but only a few have a gastronomic interest.
Some are not even edible.

Varieties of Truffles Offered by ETRURIA.

Black Truffle (Tuber Melanosporum), also known as Tartufo nero di Norcia, is one of the most prestigious Truffles. It can grow to the size of an apple and even bigger. Its skin has a pyramidal scale and its flesh is black with thin white veins. A good Truffle should be firm and have a black flesh with white veins. Harvest season is from December to March.

White Truffle (Tuber Magnatum Pico) has a smooth yellowish-to-bronze skin color. Its flesh goes from dark white to light brown with white veins. White Truffle grow only in northern central Italy. Harvest season is from October to December.

Black Summer Truffle (Tuber Aestivum) Its skin has a pyramidal scale and its flesh is brown to light brown with white veins. Harvest season is May to November depending on weather conditions.

Bianchetto Truffle (Tuber Albidum) has a smooth brown skin color. Its flesh goes from dark to light brown with white veins. Harvest season is from January to March.

Porcini Mushroom (Boletus edulis) is a highly regarded edible mushrooms. Can be found most commonly in Europe, their habitat consist in areas dominated by oak, pine and spruce trees, it fruits from summer to autumn, following sustained rain fall.