This blog post was originally posted on October 28, 2014, and was updated on November 19, 2017. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If there is one thing that’s true in this world, it’s that Catalans love their mushrooms.<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Furthermore, these mushrooms play a huge role in the gastronomy of Barcelona and Catalonia. Every year, roughly between the months of September<\/a> and December<\/a>, people head to the forests like children in a candy store. Tirelessly scavenging for the horrendously ugly fungi that populate these parts. Officially speaking, the Catalans classify bolets<\/em>, the general word for these earthy treats, into 26 different groups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Mushroom Varieties<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Just a few of the most commonly found and fiercely appreciated mushrooms in Catalonia include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

• rovell\u00f3<\/em> (bloody milk cap)<\/li>
• fredolic<\/em> (grey knight)<\/li>
• ou de reig<\/em> (Caesar’s mushroom, though we like the Catalan name better\u2014royal egg or King’s testicle)<\/li>
• ceps<\/em> (porcini)<\/li>
• camagroc<\/em> (yellow footed chanterelle)<\/li>
• llanega<\/em> (wax cap)<\/li>
• t\u00f3fona negre\/trompete de la mor<\/em>t (black trumpet)<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

  If some of these names already have you a bit freaked out (yes, trompete de la mort<\/em> does mean death trumpet), just wait until you set eyes on the things. The markets’ fruit and vegetable stalls<\/a> are fully stocked with what looks not like edible substances but rather something you might throw into a witch’s brew.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

  The rovell\u00f3ns<\/em> or the bloody milk caps in English, will be sure to catch your eye. They have a warm red and orange hues and speckled green flecks. Sounds poisonous, right? Well as it happens these are some of our favorite ones! Next up there’s the trompete de la mort, <\/em>black trumpet variety. There was never a name so perfect, as its deep black color does, in fact, suggest death. Of course, xampinyons<\/em>, or common mushrooms, are huge all throughout Spain. They are a major part of the gastronomy of Barcelona, which we are very happy about! They are usually saut\u00e9ed with a bunch of garlic and parsley, they make for a simple and delicious tapa<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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