White Spring Truffle

Tuber Borchii Vitt. – Whitish Truffle, White spring truffle

Color: whitish/reddish-brown
Diffusion: Piedmont, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Umbria
Hunting season: 15th January – 15th April

The White Spring Truffle is usually as big as a walnut, with a mostly irregular shape. The inside is whitish, while it gets darker and gains more veins through ripeness. It usually grows in calcareous-clayish soils. The trees with which it bonds mostly are: oaks, beeches, sainfoins, alders. Its fragrance is intense with a scent of garlic; it is best eaten raw.