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Leccinum corsicum

(Rolland) Sing.

Boletaceae Edible: Mushroom

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Description

A mushroom in the Boletaceae family found in Mediterranean regions. The caps are traditionally well cooked and stuffed with garlic, onion, olive oil, pepper, and salt.

Edible Uses

The mushroom caps are cooked and can be stuffed with garlic, onion, olive oil, pepper, and salt.

Traditional Uses

The caps are well cooked then stuffed with garlic, onion, olive oil, pepper and salt.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily,

References (2)

  • Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15
  • www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

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