{"title":"Italian Truffles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese truffles are imported directly from the highly regarded Sassone Tartufi truffle company, located along the majestic Calabrian-Lucan Apennines\u003cspan\u003e mountain range in Southern Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir village is perched on a natural slope, standing 200 meters above sea level.  At the same time, the Ionian coast is only 2.5 miles away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe microclimate of their territory allows for the maturation of Truffles with extraordinary quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information, recipes, and more, please visit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/www.sassonetartufi.com\/en\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-summer-trufflestuber-aestivum-the-scorzone-truffle","title":"Black Summer Truffles(Tuber aestivum) ‘The Scorzone Truffle’ ***April-November***","description":"\u003cp\u003e***These will be available for online ordering on 8\/7\/26 from 9am-noon, and shipped out by 3:30pm.  Overnight shipping is highly recommended***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Latin, \u003cstrong\u003eTuber Aestivum Vitt\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its dual name derives from the two main characteristics of this Truffle: the harvest period, from April to November, and the peridium – or the outer part – dotted with characteristic warts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eScorzone\u003c\/strong\u003e is similar to the Fine Black Truffle but is distinguished by a different, \u003cstrong\u003eblack-grey\u003c\/strong\u003e, and by the characteristic external warts. Its white pulp turns brown with maturation and is recognized by a \u003cstrong\u003ehazelnut\u003c\/strong\u003e smell when it reaches final maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information, recipes, and more, please visit \u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/www.sassonetartufi.com\/en\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct of Italy.  Imported from the highly regarded Sassone Tartufi truffle company in M\u003cspan\u003eontegiordano, Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dakota Mushrooms and Microgreens","offers":[{"title":"1 ounce","offer_id":46824943976609,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1.25 oz","offer_id":46824948465825,"sku":null,"price":31.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":46824949809313,"sku":null,"price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1.75oz","offer_id":46824951021729,"sku":null,"price":43.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2oz","offer_id":46824952922273,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.25oz","offer_id":46824954429601,"sku":null,"price":56.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5oz","offer_id":46824955871393,"sku":null,"price":62.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.75oz","offer_id":46824959410337,"sku":null,"price":68.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"3oz","offer_id":46824961441953,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/6357\/2897\/files\/579BB5A3-FDAF-4FC4-B31F-6ED4F77E5486.png?v=1785987360"},{"product_id":"burgundy-truffletuber-uncinatum-september-december","title":"Burgundy Truffle(Tuber uncinatum) ‘Winter Scorzone’ ***September-December***","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommonly called the “\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Scorzone\u003c\/strong\u003e“, the ancient name of the \u003cstrong\u003eHooked Truffle\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eTuber Uncinatum Chatin\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is famous for its intense flavour and aroma, with notes of hazelnut, porcine and grana cheese, characteristics that make it a typical species of winter, perfect to enrich \u003cstrong\u003ehot dishes\u003c\/strong\u003e typical of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHill, oak and black hornbeam, its symbiotic plant of choice: the \u003cstrong\u003eforest is the favorite habitat of the Hooked Truffle\u003c\/strong\u003e, for several reasons. On the one hand because it develops in extremely shady areas, protected from the sun’s rays, which would block its development. On the other hand, the ideal soil for obtaining a good Hooked Truffle is \u003cstrong\u003eclayey\u003c\/strong\u003e, as it is rich in water and humus. In fact, it is a truffle that develops mainly in symbiosis with broad-leaved trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts ripening period accompanies the transition \u003cstrong\u003efrom the autumn of September to the end of the year\u003c\/strong\u003e. The harvest, in fact, takes place in the middle of the winter, from 1 October to 31 December. 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It is a hypogeal fungus that grows in contact with various types of trees, such as oak (oak, holm oak, holm oak), black hornbeam, stone and olive. His favourite areas are the \u003cstrong\u003ehills\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003emountains\u003c\/strong\u003e, in \u003cstrong\u003ewoods with illuminated soil\u003c\/strong\u003e, well drained (without water stagnation), limestone and sometimes gravelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen its time comes, the hunting of the Precious Black Truffle is carried out with \u003cstrong\u003edogs specifically trained\u003c\/strong\u003e to recognize its smell. 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It is completely different from what is considered the \u003cstrong\u003eKing of the Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e, among the Truffles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Precious Black boasts organoleptic characteristics that have made it famous all over the world as the “\u003cstrong\u003eSweet Black Truffle\u003c\/strong\u003e“.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe precious organoleptic characteristics of the Precious Black Truffle make it, on the other hand, a precious fruit of the earth, so it also lends itself to being \u003cstrong\u003ean exquisite gift idea\u003c\/strong\u003efor gourmets.Cooking is in fact the undisputed realm of this treasure of the earth: \u003cstrong\u003edelicious\u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003efragrant,\u003c\/strong\u003e it lends itself to a wide variety of dishes and preparations in which it can be used both raw and cooked because its aroma is not ruined but strengthened in cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many recipes that see him as an illustrious participant, from the simple but delicious Truffle Filet to the preparations of aperitifs with bruschetta but also first and second courses of both meat and fish. 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