{"product_id":"masterclass-discovering-wild-foods-with-danijela-pulcini-oct16","title":"MASTERCLASS: Discovering Wild Foods with Danijela Pulcini","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMasterclasses offer in-depth explorations of food topics, presented by experts and accompanied by demonstrations and tastings.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does it taste like to live in Ontario?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a tricky question to answer for two reasons. Firstly, although we grow a lot of things, most of what is cultivated here is not native to Ontario. The vast majority of food crops are essentially an invasive species that have been introduced and have taken over our local ecosystems. Secondly, most of the food plants that are indigenous to Ontario are not grown commercially nor available for purchase in stores. The only products actually native to Ontario one is likely to find in a supermarket might be maple syrup, blueberries and wild rice. So we find ourselves deeply disconnected from our terroir, seasons and natural environment, as well as sustainable local food traditions that reach back thousands of years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut it doesn't have to be this way. Ontario is abundant with all manner of edible plants, mushrooms, herbs, nuts, fruits and vegetables, if you only know what to look for — and that is exactly what forager and guide\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDanijela Pulcini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been doing her whole life, first in her native Serbia and for the past nine years right here in Southern Ontario.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this Masterclass, Danijela will be walking guests through a multi-course tasting session designed to showcase the unique flavours of wild foods from Ontario's woods and fields, with a special focus on mushrooms. Danijela will bring a selection of fresh mushrooms so you can see them, smell them and ask questions, and will speak to some of the overall considerations of foraging in Ontario as well as sharing fascinating culinary and medicinal details of particular species, including the benefits of eating and using medicinal wild mushrooms.\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild Nettle \u0026amp; Pickled Mushrooms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild nettle cheese from Mountain Oak, served with Danijela's pickled hedgehog and chanterelle mushrooms and crackers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild Mushroom Sampler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A selection of whatever fresh mushrooms Danijela finds that week — perhaps bear's tooth (similar to lion's mane), comb tooth, crown-tipped coral, blewits, boletes and shrimp of the woods — sautéed and served on crostini with her puffball salt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRisotto Duo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo risottos made with dried wild mushrooms: lobster mushroom with Parmesan, and maitake (hen of the woods) with miso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOat Cakes with Clotted Cream and Wild Berry Jam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOat cakes with clotted cream and Danijela's own mulberry and serviceberry jams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandy Cap Mushroom Gelato\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eby Death in Venice Gelato\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA selection of  wild foraged teas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be served throughout the evening with wildflower honey on hand for sweetening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Since many of these ingredients are wild forages, the exact items will depend on availability)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere will also be a selection of Danijela's products for sale at the end of the event, including dried lobster mushrooms and hen of the woods, puffball salt, homemade soaps scented with wild nettle, chamomile, lemon balm and lavender, a healing pine resin salve, and various medicinal mushroom tinctures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDanijela Pulcini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been a forager and guide in Southern Ontario for nine years. Her foraging began in her native Serbia, where she was taught by her grandparents and great-grandparents. She has taken thousands of people foraging, identifying plants and mushrooms along the way, and she makes her own medicine from everything she forages. Danijela has also foraged in Oaxaca, Mexico and in Colombia. She is the expert guide on The Dep's mushroom hunting and foraging expeditions. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lilchickcupcakes\/\"\u003e@lilchickcupcakes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—–\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Depanneur\u003c\/strong\u003e is where \u003cem\u003eInteresting Food Things\u003c\/em\u003e happen. 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