Carpathian mushroom soup—made with porcini mushrooms—is a traditional first course built on locally sourced, organic ingredients. People in the Carpathians make this dish with forest mushrooms and garden vegetables like…

Because forest animals love to feast on it, wild garlic is often called ‘bear’s garlic.’ This spring plant, with its sulfurous aroma, is prized for its nutritional value and has…

In taste, these buckwheat patties are almost indistinguishable from meat patties, because buckwheat contains the same eight essential amino acids found in meat: tryptophan, phenylalanine, lysine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, valine,…

Stewed cabbage with mushrooms is a classic Lenten dish, and you can make it with either green cabbage or Savoy. Both form large heads, but Savoy has a looser structure…

The traditional Czech mushroom soup is called kulajda, while Georgia’s national culinary masterpiece is chakapuli. Pick the one that fits your taste, and enjoy a protein-rich, meat-free meal at your…

Chicken liver isn’t just rich in vitamins A, E, and C — it’s loaded with B vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and the natural antidepressant tryptophan, plus minerals like phosphorus, zinc,…

Zander, also called pike-perch, is a warm-water fish that thrives in both fresh and brackish water. It prefers large rivers, clear lakes, and the basins of southern seas, including the…

Ingredients: 10 small white button (champignon) mushrooms 1 onion 1 bunch green onions 2 eggs 100 g hard cheese, grated 50 g butter or margarine 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup…

Ingredients: 2 packages of cream cheese spread 200g of mushrooms (button or chanterelles) 2 eggs 3-4 cloves of garlic 2 medium onions salt spices fresh herbs Clean the mushrooms and…

Ingredients: – 0.3 kg basmati rice (about 2 cups) – 0.3 kg frozen white mushrooms (about 2 cups) – 1 onion – 150 g butter (about 10.5 tablespoons) – Salt…

10 mushrooms (champignons) 30 g cheese (about 1 oz) A small piece of chili pepper 1 large clove of garlic 2–3 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons…

1/2 of a whole chicken 3 carrots 1 onion 1/4 of a small cabbage Salt and pepper 3–4 liters of water 300–400 g of white mushrooms (fresh or frozen) Noodles…

Practical home cooks stock up with a plan: some ingredients get used within a week or two, while others can keep a month or even a month and a half.…

Soak 100 g of dried mushrooms in water, then boil them and drain them in a colander. Cut 1 kilogram of fish into pieces, remove the bones, and sauté the…

Mushroom Pastries Start by creaming 2 cups of sugar with an egg, then add 200g of margarine, 200g of sour cream (a thicker, tangier version of sour cream common in…

On the trunks of larches, aspens, oaks, and birches, we often encounter unusual mushrooms. Some resemble steps, while others look like strange hooves (hence one of their folk names, “devil’s…

Finely chop the onion. Toss it with a little of the pickling liquid from the jar of pickled mushrooms. Set aside the whole mushroom caps to use as ‘hats,’ and…

Cut the cooked fish into serving pieces and rub the pieces with salt and crushed garlic. Grease a baking dish with margarine, layer sliced onions on the bottom of the…

House Fungi One of the main reasons wooden structures and furniture deteriorate quickly is damage from wood-decay fungi or wood-boring beetles. These pests cause significant damage and economic loss, so…

You can use any filling for this roll: mushrooms, vegetables, meat, potatoes, or rice. Anything your imagination can come up with. We’ll be making a mushroom roll, so we’ll use…

I’m excited to share a delightful recipe for Hutsul-style stew cooked in pots. Marinate 300–400 grams (about 10–14 ounces) of veal with onions for 2–3 hours. Sauté the meat with…

Unfortunately, not all mushrooms are beneficial. Of the nearly 100,000 known species, medical mycology identifies about 200 that can cause dangerous, hard-to-treat diseases in humans. Some of these fungi are…

Champignon mushrooms get their distinctive flavor from water-soluble proteins called albumins, which means they can lose taste quickly by transferring flavor to other ingredients. Champignons pair well with sauces, broths,…

Not long ago, wild mushrooms were a common sight on dinner tables. Now their numbers are shrinking each year, and eating them is riskier because of accumulating contaminants. That concern…

Zucchini and Mushroom Salad Ingredients: 2 zucchini 500 g (about 1 lb) mushrooms a piece of ginger 1/2 tsp honey 1 tsp mustard 2 tbsp olive oil half a bunch…

Pasta: 300 g (approx. 10.6 oz) Spinach: 1 bunch Cherry tomatoes: 6-8 pieces Button mushrooms: 100 g (approx. 3.5 oz) Onion: 1 piece Heavy cream: 100 ml (approx. 0.4 cups)…

Risotto with White Mushrooms Ingredients: 250 g of rice (approx. 1.1 cups) 400 g of white mushrooms (approx. 14 oz) 1-2 onions 2 cloves of garlic 120 g of Parmesan…

Chicken Stir-Fry with Mushrooms and Bell Peppers Ingredients: 400 g chicken breast (approx. 0.9 lb) 100 g mushrooms (approx. 3.5 oz) 2 bell peppers 1 onion 2 cloves garlic a…

Ingredients: – Mushrooms: 300 g (about 10.5 oz) – Hard cheese: 100 g (about 3.5 oz) – Potatoes: 6-7 – Onion: 1 – Egg: 1 – Milk: 50 g (about…

Ingredients Potatoes: 2.2 lbs (1 kg) Sour cream: 2 tablespoons (a thicker, tangier variety common in Eastern Europe) Butter: 1 tablespoon Pork: 1.1 lbs (0.5 kg) Mushrooms: 10.6 oz (300…

Ingredients: Oats: 1 cup Boiling water: 1/2 cup Mushrooms: 3 Potato: 1 Onion: 1 Garlic: 2 cloves Herbs, salt, and pepper to taste Vegetable oil for frying Instructions: Place the…

Ingredients: 1 cup pearl barley 200 g mushrooms (about 7 oz) 1 onion 1 tsp vegetable oil Salt to taste Instructions: Rinse the pearl barley and soak it in 1…

Chicken Liver with Mushrooms Ingredients: 200 g (about 7 oz) chicken liver 60 g (about 2 oz) mushrooms 1/2 onion 1 tablespoon chopped herbs 2 teaspoons vegetable oil Salt and…

Risotto with Fresh and Dried Porcini Mushrooms Ingredients Dried porcini mushrooms: 20 g Fresh porcini mushrooms: 300 g Rice: 300 g Chicken broth: 2 liters Dry white wine: 150 ml…

Creamy Salmon and Mushroom Bake Ingredients: 200g of salmon fillet (approx. 7 oz) 5-6 champignon mushrooms 1 small onion 150ml of 10% cream (approx. 2/3 cup) 50g of grated cheese…

Ingredients: 200 g durum-wheat pasta (about 7 oz) 500 g mushrooms (about 1 lb) 1 can sweet corn 3 onions 2 cm piece of ginger (about 0.8 inches) Oil for…