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The <\/span>‘royal’ porcini mushrooms<\/b> grow in the more humid area of the Etna<\/strong> volcano, called Giarrita<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A very popular area for mushroom picking is the<\/span> Nebrodi Park<\/b>. This area is home to many different varieties of mushrooms, from boletus<\/strong> to the prized Caesar’s mushroom<\/strong>, from chanterelles<\/strong> (or<\/span> iadduzzeddi<\/span><\/i>) to parasol mushroom<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But underground there is an even more precious treasure. Indeed, Sicily is a land of <\/span>highly prized truffles, <\/b>that can be found all year round<\/strong> in limestone soils. The richest areas for this type of fungus are the east<\/strong> – especially in the provinces of Siracusa<\/strong> and Ragusa<\/strong> – and the west<\/strong> part of the island – above all, around the Sicani mountains<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other places where truffles can be found are Alcamo and Monte Inici<\/strong> in <\/span>Castellammare del Golfo<\/b>, in the province of Trapani<\/strong>; the Palermo<\/strong> area with Partinico<\/strong>, Cinisi<\/strong>, Ficuzza<\/strong>, Godrano<\/strong>; and the Madonie area<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every year, in autumn, many towns in Sicily organise festivals celebrating the forest’s protagonists<\/strong>. With their scents and different textures, either alone or combined with other delicious foods, they make every meal irresistible<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

With easy and quick recipes<\/strong> (<\/span>ttatt\u00e0!<\/span><\/i>, as they say in Sicilian), it is possible to cook excellent dishes at home. <\/span>In the autumn menus of many typical Sicilian restaurants and trattorias<\/strong>, you will find delicious dishes<\/strong> that bring out the flavour of fresh mushrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Try them in a delicious fresh egg pasta sauce (such as <\/span>pappardelle ai fughi porcini<\/strong><\/span>,<\/span><\/i> for example), in delightful arancini<\/strong>, , stuffed or pickled<\/strong> and served with rocket and parmesan cheese. You’ll be spoilt for choice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For those who love walking in the woods<\/strong> and trekking<\/strong>, September is the start of the mushroom season and the right time to taste tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms<\/strong> and saut\u00e9ed chanterelles<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best places for mushroom growing in Sicily are the <\/span>woods of oak, hornbeam<\/b>, <\/span>beech <\/b>and high altitude <\/span>chestnut<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the province of Messina, mushrooms grow in the Peloritani<\/strong> and Nebrodi mountains<\/strong>. In the province of Palermo<\/strong>, the Madonie Park<\/strong> and the Bosco della Ficuzza<\/strong>, Rocca Busambra<\/strong>, Bosco del Cappelliere<\/strong> and Gorgo del Drago<\/strong> natural reserves are the most suitable areas. Other mushroom growing areas include the Sicani Mountains<\/strong> in the province of Agrigento<\/strong>, the Erei Mountains<\/strong> in the provinces of Caltanissetta <\/strong>and\u00a0Enna<\/strong> in the Iblei Mountains<\/strong> in the provinces of Siracusa<\/strong> and Ragusa<\/strong>, the Etna Park<\/strong> and the Alcantara River Park<\/strong> in the province of Catania<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n","galleria":[{"ID":50077,"id":50077,"title":"DSCF8155","filename":"DSCF8155.jpg","filesize":501724,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/sapore\/mushrooms-in-sicily-where-to-eat-them\/dscf8155-2-2\/","alt":"Funghi - ph Barone","author":"33","description":"inr","caption":"Funghi - ph Barone","name":"dscf8155-2-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":62595,"date":"2022-02-16 10:20:08","modified":"2022-04-14 20:08:00","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2472,"height":1654,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-300x201.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":201,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-768x514.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":514,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-1024x685.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":685,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-1536x1028.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1028,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-2048x1370.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1370,"blog-large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-669x272.jpg","blog-large-width":669,"blog-large-height":272,"blog-medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-320x202.jpg","blog-medium-width":320,"blog-medium-height":202,"recent-posts":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-700x441.jpg","recent-posts-width":700,"recent-posts-height":441,"recent-works-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-66x66.jpg","recent-works-thumbnail-width":66,"recent-works-thumbnail-height":66,"fusion-200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-200x134.jpg","fusion-200-width":200,"fusion-200-height":134,"fusion-400":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-400x268.jpg","fusion-400-width":400,"fusion-400-height":268,"fusion-600":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-600x401.jpg","fusion-600-width":600,"fusion-600-height":401,"fusion-800":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-800x535.jpg","fusion-800-width":800,"fusion-800-height":535,"fusion-1200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-1200x803.jpg","fusion-1200-width":1200,"fusion-1200-height":803,"portfolio-full":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-940x400.jpg","portfolio-full-width":940,"portfolio-full-height":400,"portfolio-one":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-540x272.jpg","portfolio-one-width":540,"portfolio-one-height":272,"portfolio-two":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-460x295.jpg","portfolio-two-width":460,"portfolio-two-height":295,"portfolio-three":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-300x214.jpg","portfolio-three-width":300,"portfolio-three-height":214,"portfolio-five":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/DSCF8155-177x142.jpg","portfolio-five-width":177,"portfolio-five-height":142}}],"localizzazione":"

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