Tuber magnatum

(Pico) Vittadini

White truffle, Italian truffle, The Piedmont, Alba truffle, Winter black truffle

EutuberaceaeLeavesMushroomsSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Herb, Spice, Fungus, Vegetable

White truffles are considered edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Balkans, Britain, Bulgaria, Croatia, Europe, France, Italy, Japan, Mediterranean, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine

How to Identify

A mushroom.

Wikipedia

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Tuber magnatum, the white truffle (Italian: tartufo bianco d'Alba), is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is mainly found in Italy, but also in other parts of Southern Europe, as well as Thailand.

Production

Fruiting bodies weighing 500 g can be found. It can only be stored for about 7 days.

Notes

There are about 100 Tuber species.

Names & Synonyms

Yidali baikiujun

Tuber griseum Pers.

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