The `` white truffle '' or `` trifola d'Alba '' ( Tuber magnatum ) comes from the Langhe and Montferrat areas of the Piedmont region in northern Italy and , most famously , in the countryside around the cities of Alba and Asti ; in Italy it can also be found in Molise , Abruzzo , and in the hills around San Miniato , in Tuscany .
The `` white truffle '' or `` Alba madonna '' ( Tuber magnatum ) comes from the Langhe area of the Piedmont region in northern Italy and , most famously , in the countryside around the city of Alba .