Foraging Porcini Mushrooms (and drying them)

Showing how and where I forage for the KING of mushrooms -- the porcini. Also called the cep, penny bun, steinpilz, and many other names, you can find Boletus edulis growing all across the northern hemisphere. They grow in both conifer and deciduous woodlands and have the best flavor of any mushroom, wild or cultivated.

I took home four mature porcini mushrooms on this foray and also shared how I left one of them hidden. Though picking mushrooms does not kill the fungal network below ground (the mycelium), if you pick all of the mushrooms it reduces the chance of the mushroom spreading and surviving in an area. It's also important to not pick all the porcini mushrooms in tree plantations, where I was foraging. Tree harvesting can threaten the mycelium below the ground since porcini and other types of mushrooms form symbiotic relationships with them. So I try to let those spores spread and colonize! With wild foraging, only take a little of anything to reduce our impact on the biosphere.

After taking home my bag of porcini, I also share how I prepare them by slicing and drying in the food dehydrator. The flavor and texture of porcini improve with being dried and it also means that you can store that delicious flavor in the cupboard for a long time.

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