Italian Fresh Black Summer Truffle

Italian Fresh Black Summer Truffle

Original Name: Tuber Aestivum
Common Names: Summer Truffle; Scorzone; Tartufo Nero Estivo; Truffe d’été

Habitat: mostly in regions of Tuscany, Umbria and Piedmont. It can be found in woods up to 1000 meters above sea level. It matures and is collected in the summer and is identified through research with trained dogs.

Weight 30g

Price $2.20 per g.

Characteristics:
The yellow-dirty / nutty flesh,

The warty peridium is black in color,

Its ripening period, which is the summer one (from which the name derives),

It is one of the least valuable species of its genus, although it is a good edible mushroom.