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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.
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]
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]
Tuber indicum, commonly known as the Chinese black truffle or the Asian black truffle, [1] is an edible fungus known for its hypogean fruiting bodies, characteristic of the Tuber genus. It is found natively in Himalayan India and parts of China, [ 1 ] but has also been found invasively in the United States [ 2 ] and Italy. [ 3 ]
Harvested white truffle (Tuber magnatum) at Ceva, Cuneo, Italy. Tuber is a genus in the fungal family Tuberaceae, with estimated molecular dating to the end of the Jurassic period (156 Mya). [2] It includes several species of truffles that are highly valued as delicacies.
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.
Pinning is the trickiest part for a mushroom grower, since a combination of carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration, temperature, light, and humidity triggers mushrooms towards fruiting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 12 ] Up until the point when rhizomorphs or mushroom "pins" appear, the mycelium is an amorphous mass spread throughout the growth substrate ...
Tuber borchii, known as the whitish truffle or bianchetto truffle, [1] is a small, ... which is collected in autumn and early winter. It sells for some 300–400 €/kg.