MUSHROOM HUNTING
On the very first day the AMANITA Guesthouse opened in October 2006, we managed to successfully organise a mushroom hunt followed by a tasting session. Until 2019, every June and in the autumn, we delved deep into the forest and combined the thrill and satisfaction of the hunt with the sheer joy of spending time with our guests, many of whom visit us just to enjoy this mushroom hunting experience.
Now in mushroom season, we offer wild mushrooms in our Breakfast.
Our teachers in this quest have been some of the better known mushroom hunters of eastern Pelion. They taught us to gather Caesar’s mushrooms (Amanita caesarea), penny buns (Boletus edulis), black porcini (Boletus aereus) and parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota procera). Later on, guests from France pointed out the wood hedgehogs (Hydnum repandum) and black trumpets (Craterellus cornucopioides). We learned about greencracked brittlegills (Russula virescens), oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius) and the golden coral mushrooms (Ramaria aurea) from some of the great books on mushroom collecting available on the market.