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As others have noted, these mushrooms have the scientific binomial name of Coprinus comatus. They are usually called shaggy mane, shaggy ink cap, or in England, lawyer's wig. There are a great many common names for them in Spanish: barbuda, seta de tinta, seta de pisto, seta de carretera...- ccmay
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Restaurant Tips Camino Frances
Hotel Pazo Santa Maria in Arzúa had the best pulpo (octopus) I’ve ever eaten. It’s a Galician specialty that we ate five or six times along the way, but no one did it as well as this place. We enjoyed staying at this moderately upscale hotel too. A nice break from the crowds in the albergues as...- ccmay
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Schengen Visa Issues!
Andorra and the Channel Islands are not part of the Schengen zone.- ccmay
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Wild Edible Mushrooms along the Camino
Since there doesn't seem to be much else on the forum regarding this topic, I am going to post useful links here as I find them. Here's some: Farmacia de Arauzo de Miel, list of edible mushrooms: http://www.arauzodemiel.org/setas.htm Tiempo.com forum...- ccmay
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Wild Edible Mushrooms along the Camino
Cool! One to remember. The porcini certainly can be ugly fat lumpy dirty things, but they taste so gooooood.- ccmay
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Wild Edible Mushrooms along the Camino
If they're really being cultivated down in a mine, they're not chanterelles. Plain old button mushrooms, you bet. Oysters or shiitake, perhaps. Chanterelles are mycorrhizal, meaning they grow only on the forest floor, in association with the roots of certain living trees. They make the...- ccmay
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Wild Edible Mushrooms along the Camino
I am not terribly experienced, but I have a scientific background and have learned enough mycology to be able to pick and eat nearly a dozen types of wild mushrooms without so much as an upset stomach. It's really not that hard, and in some parts of the world, children of eight or ten are...- ccmay
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Wild Edible Mushrooms along the Camino
Hi all, I am thinking about following the Camino next autumn. One of the most appealing parts of the journey is the prospect of sampling the local foods and wines as I pass through the countryside. I am particularly fond of wild mushrooms-- the edible, non-hallucinogenic types, that is-- and...- ccmay
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