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Basque Forest Foodways

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Oak, beech and chestnut woods: mushrooms above all, plus chestnuts roasted and boiled, walnuts for intxaursaltsa, hazelnuts, wild berries, honey and woodland game. ⚠ WILD MUSHROOMS KILL PEOPLE — Amanita phalloides grows in these woods, no folk test distinguishes it, and cooking destroys nothing. Identification belongs to an expert.

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Communities and languages

Languages: Basque

What is recorded

  • Wild mushroom gathering is widespread here and Amanita phalloides grows in these woods. No traditional test distinguishes a deadly species from an edible one, cooking does not destroy amatoxins, and identification belongs to an expert or an official inspection service. documented

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