The beauty of a Porcini Mushroom

Porcini mushroom has been a very important part of the Italian and French Cuisine, Porcini mushrooms have been known to bring extremely amazing flavor to a dish due to their earthy aroma and tender texture. porcini mushrooms have different names in different regions for example in England they call it the penny buns as it resembles very closely a homemade crusty bread roll , the official name for the porcini mushroom is boletus edulis a very simple way of finding out a porcini mushroom is it's a brown cap that varies in size from an inch to almost a foot with a thick white stalk.

The best taste of a porcini mushroom comes when it is fully developed but still sound as this stage assures of giving the right texture and taste.

It is known that porcini is among a few ingredients along with soy and parmesan which tend to have an umami flavor, which is the 6th flavor found, along with its earthiness it's said to have a nutty flavor to it as well.

Porcini Mushroom is usually grown under the shade of a pine tree from the end of august till the end of November, It is very time-consuming to grow a porcini mushroom naturally which is another factor for its incredibly high price.

Porcini mushrooms can be cooked in many ways such as saute, braise, fry, grill, or cook with wagyu or Iberico fat.

But for Italians, a simple dish of porcini mushroom with tagliatelle leaves your palette desiring for more.