porcini
noun
por·ci·ni
pȯr-ˈchē-(ˌ)nē 
plural porcini also porcinis
: a large wild edible brownish boletus mushroom (Boletus edulis)
called also cèpe
Examples of porcini in a Sentence
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My main course of beef filet was lovely, with roasted potatoes and a creamy mustard and porcini sauce, as well as toasty warm rosemary focaccia and a crisp green salad.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Dishes will be lighter and more forward-looking than those previously served, Michael told the San Francisco Chronicle, and might include spiny lobsters, squab grown for Quince in Sonoma, and porcini mushrooms that the staff has been preserving.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Thanksgiving dinner will feature roasted organic turkey, haricot vert and porcini mushroom casserole and a signature beef shank adobo.
—Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
At a private estate in Sonoma County, Calif., the culinary stars served an 18-course dinner with dishes like porcini mushroom soup, kanpachi poke and 3.5 lb.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
Remove porcini mushrooms from liquid and chop; reserve soaking liquid.
—Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
Return the sauté pan with the porcini to medium-high heat, then stir in the reserved pasta water and porcini liquid.
—Melissa Clark, Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
Appetizers included mushroom fries, tuna tartare cones, pork belly skewers, and baja fish tacos, while dinner was an apricot goat cheese salad, wild rice pilaf, green beans, filet with port porcini sauce, and salmon with cajun honey sauce.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Try its signature shoyu (soy sauce) ramen for a complex dish made using pork, clams, and fish stock and topped with truffle sauce and porcini oil.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Dishes will be lighter and more forward-looking than those previously served, Michael told the San Francisco Chronicle, and might include spiny lobsters, squab grown for Quince in Sonoma, and porcini mushrooms that the staff has been preserving.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Thanksgiving dinner will feature roasted organic turkey, haricot vert and porcini mushroom casserole and a signature beef shank adobo.
—Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
At a private estate in Sonoma County, Calif., the culinary stars served an 18-course dinner with dishes like porcini mushroom soup, kanpachi poke and 3.5 lb.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
Remove porcini mushrooms from liquid and chop; reserve soaking liquid.
—Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
Return the sauté pan with the porcini to medium-high heat, then stir in the reserved pasta water and porcini liquid.
—Melissa Clark, Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
Appetizers included mushroom fries, tuna tartare cones, pork belly skewers, and baja fish tacos, while dinner was an apricot goat cheese salad, wild rice pilaf, green beans, filet with port porcini sauce, and salmon with cajun honey sauce.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
Try its signature shoyu (soy sauce) ramen for a complex dish made using pork, clams, and fish stock and topped with truffle sauce and porcini oil.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
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“Porcini.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porcini. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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