In the recipe book of Romano, the legendary chef of the Le Macinaie hotel, we read:

🍄 Mushroom Soup from Le Macinaie Restaurant

One of the great dishes of Amiata cuisine

Among the woods of Mount Amiata one of the most authentic dishes of the local tradition is born: mushroom soup 🍲
A seemingly simple recipe, but capable of enclosing aromas, seasonality and... a secret ingredient ❤️

👨‍🍳 The step-by-step recipe

Now let's move on to the preparation, simple but full of fundamental steps:

➡️ Start with the soffritto
In a pan, drizzle extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chili pepper, scerpollo, and parsley. Add a pinch of salt and let it brown.

➡️ Add the tomato
A little touch to give color and roundness to the dish 🍅

➡️ It's mushroom time
Combine all the available varieties: each will bring a unique flavor.
Brown them well and season with salt and pepper.

➡️ Complete cooking
Add water and cook slowly, allowing the flavors to meld.

➡️ Prepare the croutons
Toasted Tuscan bread rubbed with garlic: the perfect base 😍

➡️ Plate up
Place the bread on top and “half” it with the mushrooms (cover it halfway, as tradition dictates).

➡️ Final touch
A sprinkling of parsley… and the magic is served ✨

❤️ Romano's secret

In the recipe book of the historic chef Romano there is a special ingredient:
👉 Love

It must be measured carefully throughout the preparation.
Without that… the soup will never be the same 😉

📖 The story: from a humble dish to excellence

In fact, once upon a time, mushrooms were not so loved.
Only in the 50s, with the arrival of the first tourists on Mount Amiata, did this passion explode.

Today instead:
🍄 They are the protagonists of the local cuisine
🌲 they attract seekers from all over Italy
👣 they transform the mountain into an adventure

It's not uncommon, especially in September, to see the woods filled with enthusiasts scouring every corner in search of the perfect mushroom.

😋 The final advice

Sure, you can search for them.
You can cook them.

But if you really want to live this experience…

👉 Come and taste the Mushroom Soup from Le Macinaie Restaurant

Because some recipes aren't just for reading...
they live. 🍲✨

CONGRESS OF PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Did you hear much commotion in the woods last night?
Did you see myriads of lights in a circle?
The porcini mushrooms were at the congress: the debate was deep and controversial, but ultimately unanimity was achieved.
Let's escape from this land, they all shouted; let's not let them look at us anymore, because even if we are fake, they want to eat us.
But first, near the beech tree, let's place a plaque on which is written:
WOE TO YOU, MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
NOT EVEN TO A FAKE PIG
YOU WANTED TO GIVE YOUR HAND, BUT YOU ARE HURRY
YOU TOOK ME TO FRY IN THE PAN
OF ROMAN.

Word of the Sheriff, August 1980

The Sheriff is Doctor Betti, who has been one of the historical customers of the Albergo Le Macinaie, having spent his holidays on Monte Amiata for 25 years starting from 1972.