What Edible mushrooms are in season?

[VixS]

not that I am going to go out with my limited knowledge and pick - but I thought it might be an interesting and informative question to have answered!

Vix

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by VixS

not that I am going to go out with my limited knowledge and pick - but I thought it might be an interesting and informative question to have answered!

Vix

Hi Vix

Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus sulphureus and the Oyster Fungus - Pleurotus ostreatus are plentiful at this time of year and both are quite easy to recognise …but you still need to be 100% sure!


Chanterelles - Cantharellus cibarius are now showing in several locations but you need to be aware of the false Chanterelle - Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca.

John

[kiwi]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... mushrooms

[VixS]

Thanks for that!

That's not as many as I expected! I assumed I would get a huge list of ones I had never heard of before -

[The Woodman]

I've just enjoyed some nice young Jews Ear collected from rotting Wych Elm with my sarnies for lunch today. Sliced raw, they do make an agreeable crunch in a salad sandwich.

[charlieb]

Originally Posted by The Woodman

crunch

Crunch

[The Woodman]

Yep, that's the only way I can describe the way it feels between the teeth. Just like a firm flexible jelly with little taste, it's the texture that's interesting.

Crunch might not be the the most appropriate word but it's the way I would descibe it.

I've also eaten them cooked in casseroles and the like having first eaten them in a monastery in Hong Kong many years ago.

[patrick25]

on the derbyshire/staffordshire borders i've been finding giant puffballs and calvatia utriformus in the last week or so. They're both delicious and pretty safely identifiable.

[Jez]

Originally Posted by patrick25

on the derbyshire/staffordshire borders i've been finding giant puffballs and calvatia utriformus in the last week or so. They're both delicious and pretty safely identifiable.

Just picked a couple of puffballs this afternoon, Looking forward to Supper this evening!

[Jonners]

Originally Posted by Jez

Just picked a couple of puffballs this afternoon, Looking forward to Supper this evening!

Seen a few small puffballs just recently, bringing back happy memories of giants found when I was a boy. Aaah, sweet memories.. round yours for tea, Jez?