porcini
noun
por·ci·ni
pȯr-ˈchē-(ˌ)nē 
plural porcini also porcinis
: a large wild edible brownish boletus mushroom (Boletus edulis)
called also cèpe
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Soo does a play on Thanksgiving with a sourdough puree with hops, chateaubriand rolled in porcini and hop dust, cranberry and cherry sauce, and compressed carrots and celery.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2024
Each dish — pumpkin ravioli, porcini risotto with black truffle, and chocolate cake with berry compote — exceeded the previous.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
My main course of beef filet was lovely, with roasted potatoes and a creamy mustard and porcini sauce, as well as toasty warm rosemary focaccia and a crisp green salad.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Dishes will be lighter and more forward-looking than those previously served, Michael told the San Francisco Chronicle, and might include spiny lobsters, squab grown for Quince in Sonoma, and porcini mushrooms that the staff has been preserving.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2024
Each dish — pumpkin ravioli, porcini risotto with black truffle, and chocolate cake with berry compote — exceeded the previous.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
My main course of beef filet was lovely, with roasted potatoes and a creamy mustard and porcini sauce, as well as toasty warm rosemary focaccia and a crisp green salad.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Dishes will be lighter and more forward-looking than those previously served, Michael told the San Francisco Chronicle, and might include spiny lobsters, squab grown for Quince in Sonoma, and porcini mushrooms that the staff has been preserving.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
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“Porcini.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porcini. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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