Why are black winter truffles showing up on restaurant menus this summer? Because it’s winter in Australia, and truffle farmers there have successfully cultivated the elusive truffle after years of patience. D’Artagnan proudly offers fine Australian black winter truffles in the middle of summer for all your special occasion meals. Keep reading and get a few fun ideas for…
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Christmas in July: Black Winter Truffles
A truffle is an irregular, round-shaped fruiting body of fungi, which grows underground in a symbiotic and mysterious relationship with the roots of trees. On average, truffles vary in size from a walnut to a golf ball, but there are sometimes exceptional truffles that can weigh a pound or more. Tuber melanosporum is often called the…