Thanks to a guest's observation on today's tour in Silverado, we found Boletus bicolor, a relative of the porcini mushroom! This was my first opportunity to eat a wild Boletus in California. Notice the pores/tubes under the cap instead of gills. When cut, it bruised the color blue. I sautéed with butter and enjoyed for dinner. It was delicious! Thanks to Monica Wilde, forager extraordinaire, my daughter and I were able to observe and eat wild porcini (much larger cousin) that was found on a foraging tour in Scotland last October, 2016.
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