A dialect name for the black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.
A dialect name for the boletus, cep or porcino mushroom, often used in dried form in stews and stocks.
Wild tassel hyacinth. Muscari. A wild bitter-tasting bulb found in mountainous regions, similar to an onion. It must be soaked to remove the bitterness and may be boiled or included in stews. When really young the bulbs may be used in salads.
