With Merlini Porcini Cepes Seches (Merlini Dried Porcini Mushrooms) any dish is possible, and all plates gain a unique and unmistakable taste. You can recognize the Porcini mushroom thanks to its tubes and small pores under the cap and to the upper part of the bulging stem often covered by a white network.
The Porcini mushroom grows wildly mainly in woods, underneath a variety of trees.
Serving Suggestions: The smell of Merlini dried Porcini mushrooms brings out the best of any sauce for pasta or rice; risotto with Porcini mushrooms is a classic, almost an institution of Gourmet Italian cooking.
How to use: Rinse the mushrooms in luke warm water then soak them in a mixture of water and milk for approximately 20 minutes. Once re-hydrated they can be cooked at will.
