Giant 5kg mushroom feeds family for a week
Alissimon Minnitt says she spotted the giant mushroom while on a walk, and knew it was safe to eat.
Magic!
"Mom, what's for dinner?"
"MUSHROOM SLAB"
"Aw, again?"
“Mushroom surprise”
We used to get puffball mushrooms occassionally. My mum would breadcrumb and deep fry them. Nice.
This is the way.
Sliced, breaded, and fried puffball makes an excellent fried chicken alternative for food like sandwiches or pasta dishes. I'm always a fan of puffball parm.
Interesting. I've always heard that they weren't worth foraging. Maybe next season! We usually see tons around here in September/October.
I do like a nice chicken of the woods, and morels (which I can never find in the wild).
All three are pretty easy to ID, and I'd rather be an old mushroom hunter than a bold mushroom hunter.
Ooh, yes, I should have mentioned she sliced them first!
Can you keep them fresh for a whole week after harvesting AND cutting them? Something like champignons seem to just mold away after a couple days already.
Some mushrooms cover themselves in a little mold which is still safe to eat. If it's white and looks a little fluffy, you don't need to throw them away yet. Specifically for champignons, that is. Not sure about other mushrooms
I imagine you'd run out of recipes before you ran out of mushroom.
lets start a giant mushroom farm and make eco car tires
We used to get these puffball mushrooms in our woods growing up. Some of them got huge (but never 5kg huge), but we never harvested and ate them. They are so alien looking!
Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvEiFq77c3c
Mushroom pizza base sounds very interesting. Is this a real combination?
I would think that the water content of the mushroom would make it weird. But if you're not expecting a nice crisp crust, I'm sure it could be good enough. Interesting idea, for sure.