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With a price of about 1,000 to 2,000 euros per kilogram, black truffles are the second-most expensive truffles after white truffles and one of the most sought-after edible mushrooms in the world. [6] In cooking, black truffles are used to refine the taste of meat, fish, soups, cheeses, and risotto.
The white truffle market in Alba is busiest in the months of October and November when the Fiera del Tartufo (truffle fair) takes place. [16] In 2001, Tuber magnatum truffles sold for between $2,200–$4,800 per kilogram ($1,000–$2,200 per pound); [17] as of December 2009, they were being sold at $14,203.50/kg. [citation needed]
Truffles were once sold at weekly markets (bi-weekly in the case of a market in Martel, Lot) and in quantities of two to six tonnes in good weeks, but only Lalbenque and Limogne today have weekly truffle markets. [63] Prices have increased so that truffles, once seen as a food of the middle class, have become a luxury. [63]
Tuber borchii, known as the whitish truffle or bianchetto truffle, [1] is a small, common species of edible truffle excellent for use in cuisine. Taxonomy [ edit ]
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Burgundy truffles are harvested from September to late December, sometimes also until late January. [2] They have a wider distribution than any other truffle species. Burgundy truffles are found across Europe, from Spain to eastern Europe and from Sweden to North Africa. In France they are found mainly in the north-east and in Italy, in the north.
Oregon brown truffle is edible, and has been harvested for culinary purposes. The truffle-like fruit bodies of Kalapuya are roughly spherical, with lobes and furrows, and dimensions of typically 12–60 millimetres (1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches) by 10–45 mm (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in).
Tuber oregonense, commonly known as the Oregon white truffle, is a species of edible truffle in the genus Tuber. Described as new to science in 2010, the North American species is found on the western coast of the United States, from northern California to southern British Columbia west of the Cascade Range .