Porcini / Penny Bun

Boletus edulis

Forests: under pines, oaks, spruces, birches, beeches. Summer, autumn.

The most valuable edible mushroom, made famous in proverbs, fairy tales, poems and songs. It has enchanted mushroom pickers with its beauty - which is why it is the king of mushrooms. And who does not long to find it when going mushroom picking? It always has the most visible place in the basket! A mushroom known to every mushroom picker.

The Polish professor Karpinski managed to grow it in a test tube; research continues, but so far it is not yet cultivated artificially. It is not only the most nutritious mushroom, but also one with medicinal properties.

Characteristic features: forms mycorrhiza with several tree species; the stem has a network (reticulum) only in its upper part.

Grows large (in Lithuania up to 3 kg). In great demand on the local and foreign markets.