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 name in the Etna region of Sicily for the black boletus mushroom. Excellent to eat from August to October whether raw in salads or cooked or preserved and also freezes well.
Murex. A knobbly sea snail or whelk. This mollusc was the source of the rare and expensive imperial purple dye.
