It is a royal porcini from the "Guinness Book of Records" found by Giovanni Maria Pischedda and his son Salvatore in the countryside of Luras.
It was the fourteen-year-old Salvatore who, given its size, had mistaken it for a large smooth boulder to find the mushroom, about three kilos of record weight , only to then realize that he had stumbled upon a very precious specimen of porcini mushroom.
An extraordinary event due to the rains recorded with high frequency, which are fueling the growth of fresh and spontaneous mushrooms throughout the Gallura area, and which has led the Gallura local health authority to reopen the doors of the Mycological Inspectorate to the public, usually operating from October to March."
"From Monday 12 June and until the end of the month, the services offered will be active again on an extraordinary basis in Olbia and Tempio Pausania - the communication sent by the ASL - Users will be able to submit the mushrooms, collected or received as a gift, to sorting and verification by the Mycological experts of the One Health Department of Prevention".
In Olbia, the office will be open to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.00 to 13.00 in the San Giovanni di Dio health facility, entrance from via Borromini (telephone 0789 552153). In Tempio Pausania the headquarters is that of the Hospice in via Limbara 60 (telephone 079 678333): opening is also guaranteed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.00 to 13.00. The service is free.
