Fresh Alba white truffle
TUBER MAGNATUM PICO Tuber magnatum pico is the rarest and most expensive truffle variety in the world. In opposition to the black truffle, it has alliaceous flavors
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
USING ADVICE
USING ADVICE
CONSERVATION ADVICE
CONSERVATION ADVICE
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For the sake of freshness, shipments of fresh Alba white truffles are only made from Monday to Thursday (orders placed before 10am). The price of fresh truffles varies each week depending on the volume harvested and market prices.
From the best vintages
Prepared by hand
Delivery 24 to 48h
DELIVERY INFORMATION
INGRÉDIENTS
SELECTION OF FRESH WHITE TRUFFLES
The Alba white truffle (Tuber magnatum pico) is increasingly rare and continues to bring fame to Alba, a town in Italian Piedmont, a bastion of the white truffle . Unsuitable for cultivation by man, the white truffle of Alba has built its reputation on its indescribable and intoxicating taste.
Our fresh white truffles are received in our workshops in sandbags, in order to preserve the freshness of the truffles during transport. They are then immersed for a few seconds in cold water to free them from the last large particles of soil. Then begins a work of goldsmith, like precious stones, each truffle will pass under the hand of our experts, they will brush all the truffles by hand and sort them according to their quality and their size.
Unlike the black Périgord truffle , the white Alba truffle cannot be knifed, its selection is made on the nose and by touch only, to preserve the aromas inside the tuber .
WHITE TRUFFLE FROM ALBA
Francis Ford Coppola says of the Alba white truffle that it has "a unique, rare, precious and very difficult to describe taste". It is an endemic product of Italian soil, an extraordinary dish with a very particular aroma composed of an infinite palette of tree essences, the olfactory result borders on the mixed scents of garlic and honey.
Tuber magnatum pico 's alliaceous notes accompany with panache the simplest dishes such as pasta, ravioli or a slice of bread with a drizzle of olive oil. The white truffle is only eaten raw because its flavor is too volatile to withstand any cooking.
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SECURE PAYMENTPay your order securely by credit card and Paypal
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FREE DELIVERYFrom 60€ of purchase, your delivery is free!
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CUSTOMER SERVICEMonday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 05 31 60 02 11 (non-surcharged call)
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EXPRESS DELIVERYVacuum-packed truffles + ice pack
COMPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS
What is the price of the white truffle?
As with other varieties of truffles, the price of white truffles varies greatly depending on the year and the harvest. You should know that its price remains much higher than that of the black truffle, because it is a very rare truffle. We can consider that the price of the white truffle varies between 2000 and 6000€ per kilo.
Why is the white truffle rare?
The white truffle is a wild truffle, it is not cultivated. It is nature that chooses to offer it to us, in reduced quantities each year. Indeed, there is no method to cultivate this jewel of gastronomy. It is mainly found in the Piedmont region of Italy, and it needs a lot of humidity to grow.
What is the most expensive truffle in the world?
The most expensive truffle is the Alba truffle, a coveted and extremely rare dish that comes from Italy. Its price is 2 to 3 times higher than the Périgord black truffle.
