Truffle

Other Names

The black winter truffle is known as the Périgord truffle; the white truffle is also named the Piedmont White or Alba White

Latin Names

Tuber aestivum (summer black truffle), Tuber melanosporum (black winter truffle), Tuber magnatum (white truffle), Tuber oregonense (Oregon white truffle), Tuber borchii (Bianchetto truffle)

Usually Found In

UK, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Romania and Europe in general, Middle East, Africa, USA, Canada, Australia

Season

All year, but mostly October to December