a basket of mushrooms

Mushroom Foraging and Feasting: Recollections and Recipes from a Lifetime on the Hunt

by Victoria Romanoff Author

A lifelong mushroom forager shares instructions, advice, stories, recipes, and lore for anyone interested in identifying, gathering, and eating delicious fungi—and who also wants to feel a deeper connection to them. From her childhood on the Baltic Sea to life in a WWII relocation camp to an adulthood in the United States, gathering mushrooms was Victoria Romanoff's passion and balm. Rich with anecdotes and sensory details and packed with color photographs, this book is a depthy treat.