Gourmet Truffles Alphabetically Starting With B

The Black Burgundy Truffle, Tuber Uncinatum, is a black truffle that is harvested in the Burgundy region of France from September to December and is well-known across Europe. This black autumn truffle has a mild and delicate flavor with hazelnut notes and a light aroma. They have a coffee, brown-colored interior and a network of ridges that cover the surface. The Tuber Uncinatum, Black Burgundy Truffle is more aromatic than the Black Summer Truffle, the Tuber Aestivum. Truffles are formed natura... read more

The French fresh Black Summer Truffle, Tuber Aestivum Vittadini, are in season from late-May through September. This truffle is blackish-brown to black and is covered in pyramid-shaped warts that are depressed at the top. The interior or flesh of the Black Summer Truffle is firm, solid and has a light brown, dark brown color, marbled with numerous, thin, branching veins. The aroma is mild and pleasant and becomes stronger with age and the taste is mild as well and reminiscent of walnuts or hazel... read more

A careful selection of the best pieces guarantees the first-rate quality of this product. Summer truffles peelings are packed in brine and preserved in a water-based truffle juice, truly a gourmet product. The practical presentation in pieces allows for a fast use while staying true to the taste and fragrance of whole truffles. While the peelings make a visual impact as a garnish, they also add a forceful taste to risotto, omelets and polenta. The juice from the peelings, when drained, may be i... read more

This is the fresh Black Winter Truffles or the Perigord Truffle - Tuber Melanosporum. The Perigord truffle is named after the Perigord region in France and grows in symbiosis with oak and hazelnut trees. These Black Winter truffles are found in late autumn and winter and they vary in size from a pea to a tennis ball or bigger, and can even weigh up to 2 lbs./1 kg. The truffle's skin has brown-black warts and its flesh, the inside is dark grey - black to purple with thin white veins. Its aroma i... read more

Enjoy Black Winter truffles or Tuber Melanosporum, also called Black Diamonds, from Down Under. An Australian agronomist took truffle spores from France and planted them in Tasmania, Australia and the first Australian truffles were harvested in Tasmania in 1999 and there is now a small Australian truffle industry. Perigord Truffles of Tasmania are as rich and delicious as their French ancestors. The Black Truffle forms a symbiotic relationship with the roots of oak or hazel trees on which it gro... read more