Foraging for Spring Kings (Boletus rex-veris) in the Sierra Foothills скачать в хорошем качестве

Foraging for Spring Kings (Boletus rex-veris) in the Sierra Foothills

Check out these beautiful porcini buttons peeking out from the forest floor. This is the #SpringPorcini or #Boletusrexveris, a large fleshy Bolete related to the classic King Bolete (Boletus edulis). This species fruits in California from ~3000-7000 feet under pine (Pinus) and fir (Abies), also at lower elevations up in Oregon. They are similar in texture and flavor to other porcini, with a pleasant mild mushroom flavor and meaty texture. . As with other porcini I find them a little bit bitter if cooked straight up in a pan. My preferred way to cook them is to chop and cook in 1/4 inch of water, cooking off all the water, then removing the mushrooms from the pan and cleaning off the browned bits (this is where the bitterness is concentrated for me). Whole roasting in tin foil is another way to prep them with bitterness, but this works best with younger specimens. My favorite prep for Kings is to dry and powder them. The drying process adds a deep and savory umami notes to the porcini flavor. The powder is my secret ingredient in many dishes, adding amazing mushroom nuance to virtually everything I cook. . This was a pretty rough year for finding spring mushrooms, but I’m grateful for the few good clusters that I did find. Hope you guys enjoy my explanation and little bit of ASMR as I clean/trim them up. . . . . . . #foraging #porcini #bolete #mushroomeducation #mushroomvideo #fascinatedbyfungi #fungiporcini #californianature #mushroomforaging #mushroomspotting #mushroomhunting #mycology