{"id":60366,"date":"2014-12-27T19:04:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T18:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/pasta-mit-artischocken-und-wilden-pilzen\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:46:06","slug":"pasta-with-artichokes-mushrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/pasta-with-artichokes-mushrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta with Artichokes and Wild Mushrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the things I love about fall is the assortment of wild mushrooms available at the farmers market. I absolutely love mushrooms—they are fantastically hearty and filling. Together with artichokes they add so much flavor and texture to this delicious pasta dish.<\/p>\n

Harvesting mushrooms in Germany is big business. Germany has some 5,000 mushroom species, many of which are considered delicacies. There was an article in our newspaper last year about the \u201cMushroom Mafia<\/a>\u201d, a bunch of professional and very determined foragers breaking bad to gather truckloads of prized porcini mushrooms. Yes, fresh, they can sell for up to 50\u20ac a kilo. Picking by the basket full is fully okay, but by the truckload, that\u2019s illegal.<\/p>\n

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Picking mushrooms can be a risky business, especially in in parts of eastern Europe and around Munich, since in some spots the soil still contains high chemical levels resulting from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986. Plus, it\u2019s also not uncommon for inexperienced mushroom pickers to harvest the wrong ones and accidently poison themselves, When I was living in Munich, it wasn\u2019t uncommon to see the local apotheke (pharmacy) advertising its services to help hobby foragers screen their prized picks.<\/p>\n

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Interested in more pasta recipes with mushrooms?<\/h2>\n