A profitable morning for the Tripi administrators, today in mushroom hunting version. During an excursion in the woods between the Abacaena village and Floresta. The mayor Michele Lemmoaccompanied by his deputy Antonino Tomasinoby the president of the municipal council Carmelo Sottile and by the young man Tindaro Calcòhave identified a large mushroom, present in Italy but not frequently. This is the giant vescia (but also calvatia gigantea or maxima), one of the largest mushroom varieties in the world. With a spherical shape, it can reach 20-25 kg in weight. Easily recognisable, it is used in many recipes in the kitchen. Due to its properties two hundred years ago it was also used in medicine.
Easily recognizable even without being mycologists or expert collectors, in optimal internal conditions the consistency of the bladder is smooth, regular, the color pure white. The smell typically resembles that of egg. If, however, the inside appears yellowish, soft and spongy to the touch, it is a sign that the mushroom is no longer edible.