Funghi
St George's Mushroom
St George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) is a dense, creamy-white spring fungus named for its appearance around St George's Day in Europe. Flavour is strong, mealy, and savoury—excellent in cream sauces and with spring vegetables when correctly identified. Firm flesh holds up to stewing. Foraging requires care to distinguish from toxic white mushrooms of the same season.
Also known as: St George's Mushroom, Mousseron de la Saint-Georges, Maipilz, Prugnolo, Seta de San Jorge
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European spring calendars linked this mushroom to St George's Day foraging traditions.
French and Central European markets sold mousseron de la Saint-Georges as a spring delicacy.
Mycological guides fixed Calocybe gambosa identification for safer spring collecting.
Seasonal restaurants featured St George's mushrooms in European spring menus.