#culinary mushrooms

[marimuntanya]

ojai farmers' market mushrooms | december 2024

[bedupolker]

being an adult that knows how to grow mushrooms is the grownup equivalent of being that one kid in class with a full pack of gum

[flowerofthemoonworld]

Culinary Crucible ✨

Thanks @alchemivich for the visuals 😊

[twisting-in-wonderland]

the presumed problem Lilia vs the Actual problem Jade....

(inedible food vs poisoned food... battle of the ages...

who'd you pick to cook for you,,,?)

[yellowmanula]

Kurkobranie

[vellialavellious]

my top 10 culinary crimes

in no particular order, i have

strained guacamole though a fine sieve due to an unreasonable fear of worms

squeezed lemon juice into a near empty jelly jar and then drank it

ate plain rice with ketchup only

removed the crust from a piece of bread and molded it around a piece of cheese

made a reverse roux for pesto sauce, adding pesto first, then milk and butter, then flour slurry

eaten eggs with 5g chili powder per egg

rolled a piece of flatbread full of ghee and sugar

dipped strawberry pocky into chicken curry

spread honey on whole wheat untoasted bread and put black pepper on it

sauteed some minced mushrooms and put it in plain yogurt

[international-adventurer]

Contemporary Georgian snacks this week 💚

[culinaryplating]

[smudgingpumpkins]

05.26.2020

Parasola plicatilis

-Commonly known as the "Pleated Inkcap" or "Japanese Parasol"-

Where: Worldwide, widespread in Europe and North America

Usually appears in clusters within short grass lawns, garden beds, parks, and meadows.

When: May-November

I took this picture back in May, where a cluster of them were growing in my squash and pumpkin vegetable bed.

These mushrooms are not really considered edible. While nonpoisonous, there is no distinct flavor nor known culinary usage. They have been growing all over my backyard . . . which is actually a sign of healthy soil!

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Appearance:

As you can probably tell, the Pleated Inkcap looks quite delicate. It has a plicate cap that becomes flat, and it is never larger than 3 cm (just over 1 inch). There is an "eye" in the center of the cap that is tawny brown. It almost looks like a miniature daisy.

This mushroom is white or creamy in color with a slightly browned base. The gills are grey but become black as the Inkcap dies.

Taste:

There is no particularly flavor of the Parasola plicatilis, and it is too small to determine anyways. There is not enough "flesh" on the mushroom. Luckily, it is nonpoisonous, but I do not recommend trying to eat it regardless. In any case, it will likely shrivel and crumble at your fingertips.

On the bright side, the Pleated Inkcap is wonderfully healthy for your garden. When these mushrooms grow, it is a sign that the soil is efficiently moisturized and full of nutrients.

In any case, you should ALWAYS cook wild mushrooms for the safest outcome, even if they are known to be edible.

Medicinal Uses:

There is no known medicinal usage of this mushroom. However, inkcap mushrooms in general can be used to gather or produce ink. The inkcap mushroom drips a black, inky liquid containing its spores.

With the small size of the Pleated Inkcap, you may be better off gathering other inky cap mushrooms like the Shaggy Mane. They will naturally liquify on their own, and by dipping a utensil in the black liquid, one can begin writing or drawing with its ink!

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**Pleated Inkcaps have incredibly short lifespans, ranging from several hours to a full 24 hour period. They quickly shrivel under the sun and collapse under their own weight!

**The Pleated Inkcap looks pretty much identical to the Goldenhaired Inkcap (Parasola auricoma) and the Bald Inkcap (Parasola leiocephala).

Do not worry if you confuse them: they are all small, inedible, have similar life cycles and grow in generally the same areas. Goldenhaired Inkcaps are a bit larger, more uncommon, and tend to grow on woodchip mulch.

Bald Inkcaps have smaller spores than the Pleated Inkcaps, and its gills are not attached to the collar around the stem. The differences are very miniscule.

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For fun, here is an image of a mycorrhizal network. Inkcaps are considered "saprotrophic," meaning they break down leaf litter, animal waste, and other decaying matter.

[t-shiba]

Can no one make a bloody beef Wellington?!

[redreadretale]

Mysterious Mushrooms. Yum!

Have you seen or read some good documentaries/scientific articles on them? Do share.

(Note for Clarification:

These are store bought mushrooms, photographed for their unique growth, posted as a conversation starter. I am not referring to these specific mushrooms, but to all mushrooms with the adjectives: magnificent, mysterious….b/c of how they grow & live, their amazing capabilities & properties etc… We are still learning so much from them & about them. M. Pollan’s book about them is good, there is also a documentary on it- I am sure there are more & it’s a worthwhile conversation to have. )

[elongated-twink]

Just make miso soup with cabbage and silken tofu and dashi made from shaved tuna and Puget Sound seaweed (rockweed, sugar kelp, and laver) and this is some of the best soup I’ve ever had. The jiggly, custardy tofu and the complex brine of the broth and the slight crunchiness of the cabbage. Every bowl of miso soup I’ve had up to now is a pale facsimile of the dish. Soup is god.

[viapu-com]

Experience the magic of Enoki Mushrooms! 🍄 Easy to cook, and a delight in every bite. Look out for our latest recipe! #MushroomLovers #EnokiDelights

[satoko567]

people kept telling me to try mushrooms so heres my review

grey mushrooms or white mushrooms or whatever the default ones are called: awful portabellas: good flavor + bad texture shittake: i like these ones i probably misspelled the names i dont give a fuck fuck of

[yellowmanula]

Kurków jak mrówków

— w Borne Sulinowo i okolice.

[tonysopranosfeverdreams]

Omfg dude this guy from the house behind our apartment user saw him working in the garden and just went up to him like hey I’m growing my own shrooms I have a bunch now do you want some for free