Summer black truffles, sliced

Discover unforgettable flavor with 'Bosco d'Oro' sliced summer black truffles! Perfect for pasta, sauces, and bread, they add a balanced nutty aroma and gentle sweetness to your dishes.

"Bosco d'Oro" sliced summer black truffles are an unparalleled delicacy. Perfect for enhancing any dishes. Often used in the preparation of jellies, pasta dishes, meatballs, and various sauces. It is recommended to taste them with bread and olive oil. Summer black truffles (Tuber aestivum Vittad.) are perhaps the mildest-flavored of all truffle species. They have a distinctive delicate aroma, with hints of malt easily perceptible. Pleasant nutty flavor, slightly sweet, reminiscent of walnuts and hazelnuts. Black in color, lighter on the inside, the color can vary from whitish, sandy, light to dark brown depending on the season the harvest is collected. Marbled both externally and internally. The patterns on the outside resemble small irregularly shaped pyramids. As the name suggests, their harvest is collected in the summer. They are most commonly found under beech trees. About truffles Truffles, also known as "underground pearls", "gems of the kitchen", and "elf apples", are a wonderful gourmet food, with a kilogram costing more than a hundred euros. Organoleptic properties. It is difficult to describe the aroma and taste of truffles to those who have never tasted them. It is important to mention that they indeed have an intense distinctive flavor and aroma. Specialists describe it as similar to mustard and aged cheese. Some claim the aroma resembles garlic, canned corn, musk, and nuts. Once you smell a truffle, you will easily remember this scent and recognize it. They can vary in size: from tiny balls a few centimeters in diameter to potato-sized, weighing 10–60 g. The surface of these fungi is slightly rough, and the fleshy pulp beneath can be either dark or cream-colored. The shape of truffles somewhat depends on the soil: if the soil is soft, they grow round and smooth, if hard – irregularly shaped, as they fight for space. Truffles grow underground, so to find them, pigs or dogs with a special sense of smell are used, which allows them to locate these fungi. The aroma is the main indicator of truffle ripeness and quality, as aromatic substances only form when the fungi are properly matured. Fresh truffles should be washed with water and dirt should be brushed off before consumption. The exterior of the fungus must be completely clean – only then can the skin be peeled and they can be chopped with special slicers. It is not recommended to consume truffles with strongly flavored and aromatic foods. These fungi are best for enhancing subtle flavor products: rice, pasta, potatoes, etc. Additionally, richness helps to highlight all the flavor nuances of the truffles, so cheeses, butter, and oil pair excellently with them.

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