Truffle Burgundy (Tuber uncinatum)
- Department: Ascomycota (Ascomycetes)
- Subdivision: Pezizomycotina (Pezizomycotins)
- Class: Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
- Subclass: Pezizomycetidae (Pezizomycetes)
- Order: Pezizales (Pezizales)
- Family: Tuberaceae (Truffle)
- Genus: Tuber (Truffle)
- Type: Tuber uncinatum (Truffle Burgundy)
- Autumn truffle;
- French black truffle;
- Tuber mesentericum.
Truffle Burgundy (Tuber uncinatum) is a mushroom belonging to the Truffle family and the genus Truffle.
The fruit body of the Burgundy truffle (Tuber uncinatum) is characterized by a rounded shape, and an external resemblance to the black summer truffle. In mature mushrooms, the flesh is characterized by a brownish color and the presence of noticeable white veins.
The fruiting period of the Burgundy truffle falls on September-January.
Conditionally edible.
The Burgundy truffle is somewhat similar in appearance and nutritional properties to the summer black truffle, and tastes similar to the classic black truffle. True, in the described species, the color is similar to a shade of cocoa.
A distinctive feature of the Burgundy truffle is a specific taste, very similar to chocolate, and an aroma reminiscent of the smell of hazelnuts. In France, this mushroom is considered the second most popular after black Perigord truffles.