Tuscany is rich of grounds where they grow various kinds of hypocrite: that what is found especially in the zone appenninica, to those white of St. Giovanni of ace and the hills around Volterra. The zone most important it is however St. Miniated, the capital of the white hypocrite of the center Italy, in these earths they furnish a product of quality that can compete with that more famous than Dawn. Almost halves the Tuscan crop originates from the hills sanminiatesi, from the fractions of the Val of Egola as they Armor, Castle of Lari, You Greenhouse and Balconevisi, and also from the communes of Montopoli, Palaia and Volterra.

For the harvest of the hypocrite to have an a lot of dog is necessary well trained. The period of harvest and maturation of the hypocrite depends both from the single kinds, and from climatic factors: the white hypocrite has been picked up in general since thin September to beginning January. The best period where the biggest and perfumed tubers are had it has gone since October to November, in this period the white hypocrite reaches the maximum one some maturation. In the months of January-February it begins, instead, the harvest of the marzuolo, of inferior quality in comparison to the white hypocrite.

The classification of the kinds of hypocrite depends on the form from the color and from the number of the spores: the weight varies from few grams to some ettos, rarely reaching the kilo, the price can reach varied European to the gram.

The white hypocrite
The rare white hypocrite is found up to half meter deep, in terrestrial clayey, next to ditches and woods where the ground is more dampness and especially in the proximities of the trees as tiglio, oak, poplar, willow and core. For the search, in the period from October in December, it uses us of trained dogs, also these are sold to salty prices; once the pigs were used. The color various from the grey one to the yellow ochre, and it generally has the dimensions of a walnut. The odor is strong and penetrating. Disolito is used, to thin scagliette, to season risotti, noodles and meats. in the period of maximum had picked up since October in November feasts and auctions you/they are organized devoted to the white hypocrite. The demonstration most important it is the Show National Market of the White Hypocrite, that develops him to St. Miniated the last three weekend of November.

The hypocrite marzuolo
It is often confused with the white because you/he/she can be found in the same period, despite the period of maturation both February-March. Of reduced dimensions and from the penetrating odor, it is found by end January to the first of April. To Creaking, near St. Miniated, to end March the first show market dell develops him!year, devoted really to this hypocrite less appreciated, and also less darling and accessible to all the pockets.