The white truffle, Tuber MAGNATUM PICO scientific name

It's considered the truffle Autónomas because substantial commercial importance. Well known as the truffle, grows in abundance especially in the Molise region.

It has a bulbous look, with many depressions on the rind, making it irregular.

The surface is smooth and slightly creamy.

The color varies from pale to dark cream to greenish.

The flesh or glebe is unmistakable and is white or greyish yellow with thin white veins.

Its pleasantly aromatic scent, different from the other truffles makes it unique. He lives in symbiosis with oaks, limes, poplars and willows and is rarely found in conjunction with other truffles.

The white truffle, for the birth and development needs of special terrain conditions with equally special.

Soil should be soft and wet for most of the year, must be rich in calcium and good air circulation.

And 'then guessed that not all soils exhibit these characteristics and it is these environmental factors mean that the white truffle becomes a rare fruit that area.

The collection is from September to December