Tag: porcini

  • Mushroom Hunting Is A Sport

    Mushroom hunting is a real sport on Mount Etna that requires training, a government issued license… And usually one of these typical baskets made with river reeds! In season now, on October 28 in Zafferana Etnea for Ottobrata, mushrooms will be the star of the celebration.

  • Porcini by Fabrizio 

    When we were on Mount Etna a couple of weeks ago, we were surrounded by locals foraging in the forest for wild porcini mushrooms. This one pictured was aptly found by our guide Fabrizio.