Steinpilz

porcini mushroom

noun SHTY-n-pilts Rare

Also means

cep

Usage Note

Steinpilz is the prized cep (Boletus edulis), Germany's most popular wild mushroom. Used fresh in summer and dried year-round for sauces and risottos. The name means 'stone mushroom', referencing its firm flesh. Plural: Steinpilze.

Examples

"Getrocknete Steinpilze verleihen der Soße ein intensives Waldpilzaroma."

Natural Translation

Dried porcini give the sauce an intense wild mushroom aroma.

Literal Translation

Dried porcini mushrooms lend the sauce an intense forest-mushroom aroma.

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