Porcini! AKA CEP, Penny Bun.
One of the highest prized wild mushrooms on the menu for many foragers and fine diners! An absolute beauty of a mushroom. Such incredible taste, smell and texture.
These mushrooms are loaded with iron, fiber and are also extremely high in protein. They’re jam packed with antioxidants to help the body neutralise free radicals and prevent cell damage. Studies have also show that the mushroom fights against cancer, in particular colon cancer.
Finding this mushroom is such a joy! People are so draw to it. When carrying this beast back to my car every passer by stopped me to marvel over the medicinal magic I had found. We are drawn to them like a moth to the light.
Scientific Name: Boletus edulis
Happy foraging!