Frozen Black Winter Truffle Trimmings - Tuber Melanosporum Vittadini

Frozen truffle trimmings: the black winter truffle is reputed throughout the world. More or less round in shape, the outer skin of black winter truffles is black and brown in color and is covered in diamond shaped pyramids.  The inside is a beautiful black with a hint of purple with distinctive white marbling. The black winter truffle owes its fame to the complexity of its flavor. The perfume may range from wet mushroom, hazelnut, chocolate to alcohol. Black winter truffles are available and in season from December to March (Northern Hemisphere) and from June to August (Southern Hemisphere).  More Details: From France Choose up to 16 oz. 4 oz serves 7-8 people Trimmings are the pieces or scraps removed to check the maturity of the flesh when the fresh truffles are harvested. Called “pelures” in French, these trimmings are frozen, keeping the flavor and aroma intact Ideal for making your own truffle butter About Frozen Black Winter Truffles: Available all year long. The truffles are carefully selected at maturity then froze to keep flavor and taste intact. Great substitute when fresh truffles are not available Shape: More or less round. Size varies from a hazelnut to an orange Skin: Small pyramid-shaped warts, black with sometimes dark brown patches Flesh: First white, then gray and eventually black at maturity with a hint of purple and with distinctive white veins. Crunchy and soft Perfume: Intense, wet forest, humus, chocolate, hint of hazelnut Instructions/Storage: Frozen truffles arrive cleaned in a vacuum-sealed bag on dry ice. Store in unbreached bag in freezer at least 6 months Remove from freezer, thaw it to 70% still frozen, then slice Wrap any still frozen, unused truffles in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and replace in the freezer Truffle should be eaten once thawed, or use in cooking, as in a crème fraîche, and will keep once thawed in refrigerator for 48 hours Guarantees and Policies:  In season, we receive truffle shipments three times weekly to guarantee freshness of the merchandise we send to our clients Shipping Details: Items are prepared fresh and shipped directly from the shop Frozen truffles arrive cleaned in a vacuum-sealed bag with dry ice. Store in the freezer in the sealed bag for at least 6 months Gourmet Attitude ships Fedex Overnight Monday-Thursday of each week, and also Ground on Fridays for non-perishable items All major credit cards accepted No deliveries Saturday, Sunday or Monday (except non-perishables which may arrive Monday) Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes Orders shipped to Alaska and Hawaii will incur an additional $20 charge for Overnight Shipping. Sorry guys!