Western Australia Truffle Season: Where to Find the Best Périgord Black Truffles

Talking Truffles overview

Western Australia’s truffle season typically spans the winter months, between June and August. The region is internationally recognised for the quality of its Périgord black truffles, which rival Europe’s top producers. The areas surrounding Perth are particularly truffle-rich, especially in the Southern Forests around Pemberton and Manjimup. That’s where we source our truffles — from Manjimup — where the ‘terroir’ or environmental factors are perfect for truffles. That means fertile, well-drained soil, cool wet winters and warm dry summers, just as in France’s truffle-producing regions.

Top points from the source

• Western Australia’s truffle season is here — an exciting time at COMO The Treasury, when our season-led menus showcase dishes that embrace the best of this rare delicacy.
• Here, Han Goh, Sous Chef at Wildflower, breaks down what makes a good truffle — the growing, the harvesting, and most importantly, the eating.
• Western Australia’s truffle season typically spans the winter months, between June and August.
• The region is internationally recognised for the quality of its Périgord black truffles, which rival Europe’s top producers.
• The areas surrounding Perth are particularly truffle-rich, especially in the Southern Forests around Pemberton and Manjimup.
• That’s where we source our truffles — from Manjimup — where the ‘terroir’ or environmental factors are perfect for truffles.
• That means fertile, well-drained soil, cool wet winters and warm dry summers, just as in France’s truffle-producing regions.
• Growing a truffle is an intricate business: although they’ve been consumed for centuries, it’s only in the last sixty-odd years that attention has been focused on the particular conditions in which they grow best.
• Truffle-growing is a slow, sustainable business, keeping pace with the composition of the land and the pace of each year’s seasons.
• In Western Australia, oak and hazelnut trees are inoculated with spores from mature truffles, then planted into special orchards.

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