Mushroom Foraging and Feasting

A beguiling invitation to the world of mushroom hunting―combining practical advice and recipes with tales and photographs from a lifetime on the hunt

 

Romanoff picked her first mushroom, a brown-capped butterpilz, at 4. Unbeknownst to her at the time, this interest was to become a vital survival skill, as her mother and she spent 8 years in displaced people camps. Resettled in the US, she has since continued to love mushrooms. This book shares wisdom, anecdotes, and recipes; 12 of the most delicious mushrooms are introduced, including chanterelle, morel, and oyster. Recipes range from rustic to refined. Romanoff's account of her eight decades of mushrooming brings the hunt to life, and the forager's connection with nature.

 

Illustrated throughout with photos by Romanoff’s partner Sarah Adams―which are instructive and sometimes whimsical―Mushroom Foraging and Feasting will be a friendly primer for novice mushroom hunters and an unexpected delight for veteran mycophiles.