Misticanza with Wood-Ear Mushrooms

Misticanza is the musical name for the Italian mixture of wild leaves and herbs collected from the fields and meadows of Castelli-Romani. According to Anna Del Conte’s superb Gastronomy of Italy, Roman gastronomes state that misticanza should contain 21 different kinds of wild salad. She writes, ‘Even if this is a little excessive, a good misticanza must contain rocket, chicory, sorrel, mint, radichella - a kind of dandelion - valerianella, lamb’s lettuce, pursla