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Tuber Melanosporum
Called the black truffle of Périgord, it is harvested between November
and March.
Epidermis wartish brown with red reflections Soil marbled with white on
anthracite base colour. Smells of forest undergrowth and damp earth,
roasted dry fruits.
Taste: finely peppered, recalling its aromatic composition, long
in the mouth. Only admitted in Grade 1; Ste Alvère. |
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Tuber Brumale
Harvested between November and March, on the same sites as Mélano which
it strongly rivals.
Darker epidermis, flaking off easily. Soil less subtly marbled with a
grey background. Smells of turnip, nuancée with garlic (suavum version)
ethereal, disagreeable (version moschatu).
Taste: Very peppery and characteristically turnipy, relegated to
Grade 2; Ste Alvère. |
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Tuber Aestivum
Harvested between May and September sometimes later.
Epidermis dark brown, large pyramid-shaped wartlike deformations,
striped in both directions. Soil: finely marbled with branches on a
white background, veering towards grey matures well.
Subtle smell of underwood.
Taste of forest mushrooms |
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Tuber Uncinatum
Called "Bourgogne", closely related to the previous, quite rare in
Dordogne.
The best season is between September and December. Same visual aspect,
soil; chocolate, smell and taste more pronounced. |
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