Urbani Truffles Dried Porcini Mushrooms for Cooking - AAA Grade Aromatic Wild Dried Mushrooms for Cooking Soups, Sauces, Pasta, and Risotto, Vegan, Pure & All-Natural, Easy to Rehydrate, 1 Lb. Pack

These porcini were of great quality, and affordable.I now can afford to use larger quantities in my recipes. The flavor is superbe.

excellent product. great flavor

This is a fantastic value. The mushrooms are wonderful for the sauces I make and the price cannot be beat.Lots of good size pieces of caps and not over loaded with stems as some brands are.I'll buy this again!

As a short background: I have lived in Rome for several years and are grew up in Germany, where I used to gather the mushrooms (Boletus Edilis) myself in the forests.The product is very disappointing, and borderline fraud. This is because it spells big Porcini but it is actually Funghi Porcini and its group. That means that all mushrooms that are in the same group (and there are many) are mixed in. In fact, I checked my package and I could find barely 10 slices, which I could make out to be Boletus Edilis.It should be noted that related mushrooms do not taste nearly the same, but usually are more buttery but less falvour intense. If you gather the wrong ones, they are even bitter. And thar is what it was:The quality of the slices was quite bad, with often just stems and no mushroom caps. The slices had a lot of worm holes, and an extremely bitter taste. And were still quite sandy.It already smelled bad in dried condition, but when I soaked it, it was really bitter. I couldn't use it for anything at all. So had had to throw the whole package away.Really sad I wasted so much money.From a cook and mushroom gatherer: Stay away. Invest more money in buying a higher quality product. You don't need 500g anyways! 1 ounce dried relates to 3-5 ounces of fresh mushrooms.

Good mix of Large and small pieces. Very flavorful when hydrated. I keep in freezer as I purchased large bag and thaw as needed for flavorful sauces. Great addition to risotto.

Nice selection of European mushrooms. We cooked them and they taste great. Large pieces. Very satisfied.

Great aroma and flavor. Un opened Bag made my panty smell like dried porcinnis... which makes my stomach growl.Basically, What you get is a a sack fulla umami on demand.Re hydrate in some hot water, chop to size you like and add to whatever you want to "kick up a notch"Risotto, pasta sauces, gravys, pan sauces, whatever - the possibilities are endless.DO NOT THROW AWAY THE SOAKING WATER - that's FLAVOR, strain it, reduce it down, and add it to whatever you are making - trust me on this - you wanna blow some minds with an extra umami blast? Save that soaking water, strain out any grit, and USE IT.These things... and jarred anchovies... my secret kitchen weapons.

For the price this product is fantastic. The porcini mushrooms are hard to find in groceries stores. Usually there are expensive.Just used a little amount for a risotto and taste fantastic.I will recommend this product.