Fresh Truffles

Fresh Truffles for Chefs, Restaurants and Wholesale Buyers

Truffle Cart offers one of America’s broadest publicly documented selections of fresh truffles: nine separately identified varieties, including rare Tuber macrosporum, Tuber mesentericum, and the newly added Tuber panzhihuanense. To our knowledge, Truffle Cart is currently the only U.S. retailer publicly offering Tuber panzhihuanense.

Shop fresh seasonal truffles by species, grade and pack size. Truffle Cart serves chefs, restaurant purchasing teams, caterers, specialty retailers, distributors, food manufacturers and culinary R&D teams that need clear product specifications and live availability. Use each product selector for the current grades, sizes and prices; fresh truffles are harvest-dependent and some variants may be unavailable outside their season.

Fresh truffle species

• Fresh black winter truffles — Tuber melanosporum: a deeply aromatic black truffle for sauces, pasta, risotto, eggs, meat dishes and warm finishing applications.
• Fresh white truffles — Tuber magnatum: a pungent white truffle best shaved over warm pasta, risotto, eggs, potatoes and cheese dishes shortly before serving.
• Fresh summer truffles — Tuber aestivum: mild, earthy and nutty, with grades suited to shaving, slicing, sauces, fillings and truffle butter.
• Fresh Burgundy truffles — Tuber uncinatum: an autumn truffle with mushroom and hazelnut notes for pasta, eggs, potatoes and cream-based dishes.
• Fresh black musky truffles — Tuber brumale: an earthy, musky winter species for sauces, fillings, compound butter and cooked preparations.
• Fresh smooth black truffles — Tuber macrosporum: an aromatic black truffle for risotto, pasta, eggs, meat, game and restaurant specials.
• Fresh Bagnoli truffles — Tuber mesentericum: a distinctive black truffle for buyers seeking a species-specific seasonal menu ingredient.
• Fresh Bianchetto truffles — Tuber borchii: a bold white truffle with savory, allium-like aroma for pasta, risotto, eggs and sauces.
• Silken White truffles — Tuber panzhihuanense: a gentle Chinese white truffle for chefs, buyers and culinary R&D teams exploring a distinct, less familiar species.

Grades, pack sizes and professional ordering

Grades describe piece size, appearance and condition; they do not make different species interchangeable. Review the live variant name and product details before ordering. Restaurants and wholesale buyers can request the current lot origin, grade specification, expected piece range, recurring quantities and available pack sizes at info@trufflecart.com or +1 (628) 226-5795.

Fresh truffle storage and kitchen handling

Open the shipment promptly, inspect the truffles and follow the product or package directions. Keep fresh truffles refrigerated in a clean container with dry absorbent paper, replace damp paper, and use promptly while aroma and texture are at their best. Clean gently just before use rather than soaking. Shave or grate over warm, fat-rich foods such as butter, cream, eggs, cheese or olive oil to help carry the aroma.

Compare fresh, frozen and dried truffles

Fresh truffles are best when aroma, texture and tableside presentation matter. For cooked applications, production planning or use beyond the short fresh season, compare frozen truffles and specialty mushrooms and dried truffles and mushrooms. For oils, butter, sauces, carpaccio, juice and seasonings, browse prepared truffle products.

Need help choosing? Read the Truffle Cart buying guide for chefs and wholesale buyers for species, formats, grades, storage, live availability, and business-order information.