What you should know about tuber brumale and tuber melanosporum.
- Carmine Di Campli
- Jun 15, 2023
- 3 min read
This season, tuber brumale (t. brumale) has made a significant entry into early season truffles sales alongside the more desirable tuber melanosporum (t. melanosporum). Both are winter truffle and in Europe they grow natively in the same area and are often found in the same batch when sourced from the wild. Confusion arises here in Australia, not only because they are similar in appearance but because of the way we have tended to name our truffles. In this post we will provide you the information you will need to confidently tell the difference so you come home with what you paid for.
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