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Porcini vs Portobello - What's the difference?

porcini | portobello |

As nouns the difference between porcini and portobello

is that porcini is an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor while portobello is the large, mature form of the crimini mushroom.

porcini

English

Noun

(porcini)
  • An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis ), prized for its flavor.
    • Robbie, on the other hand, on his first trip out with Clara's brother Licio, gathered twenty-three porcini (more than his guide) [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zwkjAQAAIAAJ&q=%22three+porcini%22&dq=%22three+porcini%22&hl=en&ei=SWffTt7DF4POhAe355yCBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA]

    Usage notes

    Although derived from the Italian plural, this noun is used for both singular and plural.

    Synonyms

    * cep, ceps *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    portobello

    English

    Alternative forms

    * portabella * portabello (Crimini)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom