Fresh
- Appearance
- Firm caps and stems
Borgotaro porcini mushroom
Fungo di Borgotaro PGI covers four species of wild porcini, fresh or dried, from a defined area spanning Parma and Massa-Carrara provinces.
- Protection
- PGI
- Region
- Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany
- Characteristics
- Wild porcini; fresh or dried
Forms and local types
Dried
- Appearance
- Dried mushrooms in specified grades
Try it in the kitchen
Our suggestion: use fresh porcini in a simple pan preparation, or make dried porcini the aromatic center of a risotto. Choose the form before choosing the recipe.
Recognize the protected name
For a purchase tied to this origin, look for the full name “Fungo di Borgotaro” with the PGI indication. A similar name or variety alone does not establish this protected origin.
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