Hand packed and hand selected Soften whole dried mushrooms in hot water for at least 15 minutes before adding to a dish. You can use the flavorful soaking liquid as all or part of a recipe's cooking liquid (as for a mushroom risotto). Or add dried porcini to a pot of braised short ribs or lamb shanks This is a Porcini that should not be hidden in soups or stews. Dried porcini mushrooms should be sautéed or grilled with a touch of garlic and ginger. It should adorn a steak and be slathered in melted herb butter. It should be the highlight of a salad; the ingredient that everyone eats first before addressing anything green on the plate. 1lb/454g Made in Italy