Camilla is the perfect wife of King Charles from many points of view. What unites them are many common passions, such as horses and gardening. But not everyone knows who the august couple is almost obsessed from mushrooms. It seems they both love going into the woods to collect them.
Charles and Camilla’s unusual passion for mushrooms was revealed by the Queen’s son, Tom Parker-Bowles, who has recently published numerous indiscretions about his mother and Palazzo’s life. For example, he defended her against gossip that says she drinks and smokes a lot.
Carlo and Camilla, the unbridled passion for mushrooms
In any case, Tom Parker Bowles recently published the book The kitchen and the crowntranslated into Italian in The kitchen and the crownwhich brings together recipes inspired by the royal family, from Queen Victoria to King Charles. Intro to his recipe fresh pappardelle with porcini mushroomsTom revealed that Carlo and Camilla are “deeply competitive» concerning mushroom picking, a hobby that the Sovereign has cultivated for years and which he would pass on to his wife.
According to the Queen’s son, for Charles and Camilla Mushrooms are kind of an obsessionespecially when it comes to recovering them and establishing who made them the best loot. Tom portrays the king as a true gastronomy expert: “His Majesty the King is a true hero of gastronomy. There’s nothing he doesn’t know about rare breeds of cattle, traditional varieties of plums and apples, the joys of sheep and wild mushrooms and the lure of fragrant cheese. He continued: “Each monarch had his own tastes and preferences, and the king’s interest in sustainable and green agriculture is well known, he was well ahead of his time. His advice is precious, his deep knowledge. »
Tom Parker Bowles, the revelations of Camilla’s son
But Parker Bowles also reveals about his mother Camilla, recounting how the queen was forced to follow her when she was a child. a rather strict and healthy diet. The food critic recalls: “We (he and his sister) grew up eating local, seasonal and organic produce, long before those words became the overused buzzwords they are today: my mother did her shopping at the butcher, the fishmonger, the bakery and the greengrocer.”
Camilla was very careful about her children’s diet and avoided them eating too many processed or packaged foods. Fast food was virtually banned in the house and rarely allowed. However, we know that the Queen has a weakness for fish and chips and from time to time he takes advantage of it.