Monday, December 16, 2024

The Mushroom Explorer's Guide to the Cordilleras

Book title: The Mushroom Explorer's Guide to the Cordilleras
Authors: Marco Lobregat and Chris Angway
Publisher: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation

About the book (back cover blurb):

Explore the Cordilleras, home to an ancient culture still thriving today in the majestic mountain highlands of Northern Luzon in the Philippines.

Mushroom gathering practices and use among the indigenous people of the Cordilleras, particularly from the Kankanaey and Ibaloi who live close to highland coniferous forests, can be traced back for generations.

Learn about foraging for wild mushrooms - 'damayan' or 'bagel' in indigenous languages - in the pine forests of this mountain region. Discover the different names and characteristics of various wild mushrooms in the Cordilleras and explore mushroom gastronomy with recipes featuring these unique ingredients.