I’ve seen quite a few mushrooms these days in the mountains. I really want to cook them all, but for obvious reasons I haven’t dared yet. I wish I could get some tips on what to collect and eat.
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use that for a start then do lots of reading. For many species, take spore prints and check with the microscope until you are 150% confident. If someone says they see if bugs are eating them, then they’re safe. Never eat at their place .
Known edibles are somewhat easy, like wood ear here. But fungi in generally are very poorly understood and even more poorly described. Be careful, and never feed others with stuff you arent a pro at
I am responsible enough to know I am not qualified to truly identify obscure, often un documented, species. this is why I never give identification tips on fungi . even if I think I know, it isnt worth killing someone. Even a species I am 100% on, you cannot tell he environment. there are things like bacteria, other fungi and parasites on wild picked mushrooms. so for liability reasons, and because I dont want to give someone confidence in something I myself am extremely unconfident about, sorry.
Plus everyone’s perspective is off. when people give advice of “it bruises blue”, steer clear of them. they get people hospitalized often. even some people here end up with fungal poisoning annually.
When it comes to.fungi, a large dose of humble is required. We (humans) arent as intelligent as.we like to think we are be careful.
start with wood ear, learn the contamination issues possible with them and go from there perhaps
as an aside, if I dont pick it myself/be with the person picking it I wont knowingly eat fungi fruit that isnt farmed. it is a hard line for me personally.