Sometimes, when we revisit communities after a tragedy, we find something unexpectedly hopeful. Take Lake County, scorched by the monstrous Valley Fire last September, one of the most destructive fires in California history. In the town of Cobb, lone chimneys stick out of the rubble. Only foundations remain where homes used to be. The hills above were once thick with pine and fir trees. For the series California Foodways, Lisa Morehouse joined a group of foodies hunting for a delicacy that actually thrives after a devastating wildfire.
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