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Summer truffle, Tuber aestivium A.K.A.: Bath truffle, Englishtruffle
Flavor and Texture: less aromatic than the other kind of truffle but somewhatnutty in flavor; warted texture with marbled beige white flesh.
Description: smaller and lighter in color as compared with the
black truffle.
Note: these truffles were once a big trade in England, but the market forthem has trailed off for the preferred French and Italian varieties. Thelast record of professional truffle-hunting in England relates to Mr. AlfredCollins. who met with some success, aided by the sniffing prowess of histwo dogs in the woods near his home in Winterslow in Wiltshire. After afull day of profitable foraging, he pampered his dogs by carrying them homein hand-crafted leather baskets affixed to his bicycle.