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Burgundy truffles

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Burgundy truffles

Similar in appearance to Périgord truffles, burgundy truffles (Tuber uncinatum) have a lighter-brown interior and a milder flavour. They grow on the roots of hazel, oak and pine trees, and form fruiting bodies in autumn.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Mushrooms and other cultivated fungi – Truffles and other ectomycorrhizal fungi, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16862/burgundy-truffles (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.