In the hilly forest you usually can find variety of truffles as Scorzone, Uncinato, Mesenterico and Nero Pregiato; while in valleys, which are cooler and wey, is easier to find the White Truffle (“bianco pregiato”) In the area of Metaponto, by the sea is easier to find the variety of Bianchetto.
All varieties which are in Calabria and Basilicata have many organoleptic qualities and laboratory testing can confirm it. So we can state certainly that truffles of this area are not less important of the truffles of Alba.