Black Uncinato Truffle
My scientific name: Tuber Uncinatum Chatin I am a wild mushroom. Unlike other mushrooms I grow underground.What they say about my look: " black rind, with underdeveloped warts. Some compare it to the Black Summer Truffle (called Scorzone), but the Uncinato Truffle has a decidedly more intense aroma. The size of this truffle can range from that of a hazelnut to that of an orange and beyond and can reach even 700 grams of weight. Just like its summer namesake, the fresh hooked truffle has an external warty rind (hence the name of Scorzone) but very dark, gray or black. The color of the gleba (pulp of the truffle) goes from shades of hazelnut to brown, with light and very branched veins. The environment in which the Uncinato Truffle develops is near the trees of turkey oak, oak and hornbeam that can be considered the symbiont plant of choice. As the Uncinato badly bears drought and needs very humid soil, it is found in shady and cool areas, where the sun’s rays do not reach".I am versat