The truffle is a particular type of mushroom, called hypogeous because it grows and develops underground and not on the surface like other mushrooms. In Tuscany it mainly grows in 6 areas and is linked to plants such as oaks, willows, linden trees, poplars, hazels, pines, cistus, whether they are in the woods, isolated or in rows.
Each truffle has its own specific growing environment and generally the most prized ones are obviously also the rarest.
In Tuscany, thanks to the variety of environments, all species of edible truffles can be found, from the prized ones to the so-called minor ones, but when you talk about truffles, I am sure that you think of the white truffle which is also nicknamed the “king of the woods”.