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mark_h · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 4:58 am Post subject: Top 5 edible fungi

Hi all,
I'm just wondering what all your top 5 edible fungi are.

Mark

Psynaut · Site Admin Joined: Jul 12, 2003 Posts: 54

Hmmmm…..my list

Yellow Chants
White Chants
Black Morel
Gem-studded Puffballs
Shaggy Mane

Marca · Newbie Joined: Apr 16, 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Canada

There is a skiff of snow on the lawn this morning, here, in Nova Scotia. That means I have to wait a while for the mushrooms.

When they start peeking out I shall be waiting for my five favourites:
1. Lactarius deliciosa
2. Boletus edulis
3. Boletus luteus (Slippery Jack)
4.Hydnum repandum
5.Cantharellus cibarius (yellow Chanterelle)

#3, being my absolute favourite.

mark_h · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 11:01 pm Post subject:

Heres my top 5(not in any order)

Morel(Morchella Esculenta
Parasol(Macrolepiota Procera)
Shaggy Ink Cap(Coprinus Comatus)
Cep(Boletus Edulis)
St Georges Mushroom(Calocybe Gambosa)
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shroomgal · Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 8:35 am Post subject:

1. Cantharellus subalbidus
2. Cantharellus cibarius
3. Boletus edulis
4. Hydnum repandum
5. Pleurocybella porrigens

I've found others, but just haven't gotten the courage to try them yet.

gardentoad · Newbie Joined: Oct 03, 2004 Posts: 1

My top favs are porcini, yellow and black chanterelles, hedgehogs and shaggy manes! Soon the rains will start and I will be out with my basket. It hasn't rained here since last March and I am getting restless.

cultured1 · Member Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 81

Not in any particular order
Morels, Chanterelles yellow & black, Boletes, Shitake.
If I have any luck finding Grifolia or Laetiporus I may have to edit my list.

mark_h · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject:

Well my favourite edible fungi is Macrolepiota Procera- nice nutty taste coupled with the fact that they get quite big- more to eat!!

Mark
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morelboy · Newbie Joined: Oct 24, 2004 Posts: 4

My favorites after 27 years of hunting mushrooms are,

Fresh Picked:
#1 White Matsutake
#2 Hen-of-the-Woods, Chicken-of-the-Woods
#3 Honey Mushroom, Chanterelles, White - Black Morels
#4 Hygrophrus Russula, Oysters
#5 Shaggy Manes, Puff balls

Dried:
#1 King Bolete
#2 White / Black Morel

mark_h · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:58 am Post subject:

Well it seems that most of us agree that shaggys are one of our favourite fungi- i like its distinct taste, certainly a nice addition to the plate!

Mark
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Kadakuda · Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:35 pm Post subject:

in no order

shaggy mane
yellow/white chanterelle (i cant really taste a difference)
oyster
lobster
hedghog/sweet polypore

although ive never had a morel before, but from what everyone says about them im sure they will be way up there when i do.

cultured1 · Member Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 81

mark_h · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:08 pm Post subject:

Well shaggys do have a distinctive taste(salty is how I would put it). This year most of my foraying for scientific purposes and have only seen Shaggys a couple of times this year. When I have seen them, they have been in limited numbers as well.

Mark
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