{"id":5374,"date":"2011-06-10T12:38:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T10:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2015-02-15T16:45:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T15:45:34","slug":"pasta-with-eringi-and-bacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=5374","title":{"rendered":"Pasta with Eringi and Bacon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eringi is my most recent discovery in the mushroom world. I saw it for the first time about a year ago and it was a love at first bite! I buy it every time it appears, which means quite often and more or less all year, since my eringi is not picked wild, but imported from Korean indoors farms.<\/p>\n

Eringi (\u30a8\u30ea\u30f3\u30ae, king trumpet, king oyster, saesongi \uc0c8\uc1a1\uc774, in Latin\u00a0Pleurotus eryngii)<\/em> grows in many parts of the world, but is practically unknown in Europe and particularly appreciated in China,\u00a0Japan and Korea. Click here to see a program<\/a>\u00a0about a\u00a0Korean saesongi farm.<\/p>\n

When raw, eringi doesn\u2019t have any smell or taste but stir-fried or grilled, it develops a subtle, inimitable aroma and the famous \u201cumami\u201d (\u3046\u307e\u5473)\u00a0or 5th primary taste. It has an elegant, delicate flavour and a meaty texture. Until yesterday my favourite and the only way to prepare it was simple grilling or pan-frying and serving it with teriyaki sauce.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I decided to combine eringi with Italian pasta. Smoked bacon was a perfect link and a necessary addition for an avowed carnivore, and instead of hiding the delicate taste it brought out the “meaty” qualities of eringi. Since both parmesan and eringi are very representative of the umami taste, I have grated the parmesan on the top. The result was wonderful: \u00a0simple dish with a complex taste. In my opinion it was a very successful intercontinental fusion.<\/p>\n

I thought this pasta didn’t require any sauce, but if you think it’s too dry, a splash of good quality olive oil would be sufficient.<\/p>\n

Preparation: 30 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients (serves 2):<\/em><\/p>\n

200 g pasta<\/em><\/p>\n

300 g eringi (sliced lengthwise or cut in two, lengthwise)<\/em><\/p>\n

100 g bacon cut into cubes<\/em><\/p>\n

parmesan<\/em><\/p>\n

black pepper<\/em><\/p>\n

Cut the eringi in two (lenghtwise) and grill them or pan-fry in a small amount of oil.<\/p>\n

In the meantime fry the bacon.<\/p>\n

Put both aside in a warm place.<\/p>\n

Cook the pasta.<\/p>\n

Drain it and combine with the mushrooms and the bacon.<\/p>\n

Just before serving grate some parmesan over the pasta and grind some black pepper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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