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Molise white truffle

Molise white truffle: Tuber magnatum from the autumn woods

This is Tuber magnatum Pico, listed among Molise's traditional agri-food products (PAT) and governed by a regional law on foraging. It is hunted with a dog and a small spade, only by holders of a permit earned through an exam, from 15 October to the end of the year. Free foragers may take no more than half a kilo a day.

• A smooth, wart-free skin, pale yellow or greenish
• Flesh from brown to hazel, sometimes flushed with red and laced with fine pale veins
• An intense, pleasant aroma; the fine veining fades once it is cooked

How to enjoy it. Fresh truffle belongs to late autumn: by law it may only be sold during the foraging season, from mid-October to the end of December.

Production areas

Molise

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