Fresh Whole Black Summer Truffles (Tuber aestivum vitt.) - About 1.6 oz (45 g) to 1 lb (454 g) in resealable pouch, by Marky's, from Italy.

These are considered the most commonly available type of truffle. Their interior is the color of milk chocolate and permeated with a web of whitish veins. They have a distinctly earthy, slightly sweet flavor with delicate hints of hazelnut and cocoa aromas, but it's significantly milder than that of white winter truffles.

What Should I Know About Black Summer Truffles?

Scientifically known as Tuber aestivum vitt., they're a fungus — a variety of black truffles that typically grow during spring and summer. They're typically collected in Italy, where Mother Nature has arranged for summer truffles to be found in the same places as winter fungi.

Summer truffles have a firm and lumpy black surface. Their outer skin is quite tough, but this adds a unique crisp to the mushroom when sliced or shaved over a dish. A good fresh summer black truffle should have a pale beige interior permeated with white veins and a mild smell of mushroom, nut, and wet earth.

How Do You Store Black Summer Truffles?

The shelf life of the summer truffle is 5-7 days if kept properly dry and chilled. Here's what you should do to keep these mushrooms safe and sound until the day you use them:

• Inspect them upon arrival and make sure they are clean.
• If there's any dirt or gravel on a mushroom, gently wipe it off with a clean toothbrush or a soft, damp tissue.
• Use a short, sharp, clean knife to remove stones or debris lodged in the crevices of the mushroom.
• Dry each mushroom with a clean paper towel, then wrap it in a new one and put them all into an airtight container.
• Keep the container on the upper shelf of the fridge. Change the wrapping towels and wipe moisture from the truffles every day.

How to Use Summer Black Truffles in Cooking?

Before adding truffles to any dish, ensure they are clean, as detailed above. Because summer truffles feature a delicate and subtle aroma, it's best to use them fresh in your dishes; the high temperatures reached during cooking will otherwise destroy the unique flavor of the fungus. This very flavor will complement the general savor of your pasta or baked potato with some mushroomy and nutty notes.

Fresh truffles best reveal their flavor in paper-thin slices or shavings. We recommend using a dedicated truffle shaver or mandolin to slice your truffles and sprinkle them on your dishes. A well-sharpened knife can also work, but producing uniform slices will be more difficult.

How Many Truffles Will Be Enough for a Perfect Dinner?

Because the aroma of summer black truffles is less intense than that of their winter cousins, generous portions are welcome. The summer mushroom won't overshadow the smells and tastes of other flavorful ingredients; rather, it'll unobtrusively assimilate into your dish and elevate it to a whole new level.

If you prefer a stronger truffle flavor in your dishes, you may want to also use some truffle butter or truffle oil alongside these fresh summer truffles.

How Do I Order Italian Black Summer Truffles Online?

If you're looking to buy fresh truffles online, Marky's will be glad to serve you! Just add your desired product weight to the cart and check out to get your truffles delivered with overnight shipping. You will receive one or multiple bags filled with truffles, depending on the weight you ordered.

• Fresh truffles are a particularly perishable delicacy that vary in size and weight, and we want you to receive them promptly at their best. We may occasionally slightly delay your shipment so we can fulfill it with a freshly arrived batch. Exact weight is not guaranteed upon delivery, but our truffle experts work to pick the best fresh truffles that are as close to the weight you order as possible.
• If you require your order to be packed in a specific manner (i.e. one truffle per bag), please notify support@markys.com before or immediately after placing your order. We will strive to meet your request but may not be able to meet it if you do not contact us promptly or if it's beyond what we can offer.
• The price of fresh truffles can vary often and depends on market conditions. If you schedule your order for delivery later than the closest available delivery date, your final invoice will reflect the product's prevailing price when it is shipped, which may differ from when it was first placed.