Mycology is a complicated field
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To all mushrooms? Are you allergic to beer? I’m sorry, I instantly have a thousand questions
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I used to hate the texture, but if cooked right they will be tender (water such as from canned mushrooms may be an issue). Gumminess can also be masked by balancing it with other food (particularly meat, vegetables like potato/squash/broccoli) to chew against it.
Probably doesn't help if you don't like the taste, though that could just come down to mushroom variety if not also what dish it's in (spices etc).
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My family loves mushrooms so there are many types they eat. And I don't like any of them.
I once went for pizza with my gf and had to help her eat hers as well (she can never eat a whole pizza herself). She sadly ordered one with mushrooms and even after taking them off I could not eat more than one piece without getting a strong feeling that I am going to throw up.
Admittedly the mushrooms had quite a strong taste (not the typical ones put on pizza, those barely have any taste hut I still remove them). They left so much of the taste behind it almost made me puke. I just cannot stomach the taste. I have however noticed the mushroom soup my grandma makes (not the cream type) does not have such a strong mushroom taste so I can eat it with just picking out the shrooms.
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I do too... except for shiitake mushrooms, which I absolutely love.
Other than that, I have yet to have a mushroom I really like. Some of them (like the white kind they put on pizza) I would rate as tolerable.
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I mean thw stuff they put on pizza barely has any taste at all. At least here. It's the texture that is disgusting.
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Yeah, I'm not a fan of the texture either. But I can tolerate it.
Shiitake mushrooms though... nothing similar in taste or texture. They do have to be prepared by someone who knows how to prepare them right because it does take a little experience, and they're also expensive unless you want to get them dried and reconstitute them, but those aren't nearly as good.
That said, if I am in a restaurant and I see them on offer, I will order them.
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Don't know about portabellos. Not sure the same mushrooms even grow here as where you are. We mostly eat ones we pick outselves. I never liked going mushroom picking.
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Good eye!
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Nah I just remember seeing this pointed out by someone before.
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I do some light general foraging in the forest I live in and mushrooms are a seasonal treat. And I often have Shaggy Mane mushrooms growing in my yard, (don't worry, I do not use fertilizer or herbicides ever). And fresh chanterelle mushrooms are an edible gift from the gods.
Like most things in life, mushroom hunting isn't super dangerous, (if you mess up the odds are it won't kill you outright but they will make you wish it had), but it does take some learning and practice.
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::: spoiler Hey, Paul, should I eat this mushroom I found?
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Still. I enjoyed the detail I never would have discovered!
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Aminita Muscaria can be eaten. There was either a vice article, or video about it. I recall thin slices and frying them was part of the technique.
I imagine it's a stomach cramps and vomiting kind of high like poorly prepared peyote/mescaline.
Erowid should have articles/instructions for preparing Aminita Muscaria, just read some trip reports there. They often include basic steps.
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Best way to learn is to tag along with a seasoned mushroom picker and just go with the easier ones that don't have deathly look-alikes.
Mushrooms are delicious as all hell. Golden chanterelle for example is damn good and easy to recognize.
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Where I live mushrooms from the market are ridiculously expensive. That's why it's so common to go mushroom picking yourself. It's a nice outdoors-y way to spend your time and it's not that difficult if you get a primer from someone seasoned at it. And some mushrooms you'll just find a ton without much effort.
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They could be the best tasting thing in the world and it wouldn’t be worth it
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poorly prepared peyote/mescaline
Wait, there’s a way to not destroy your stomach?
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You can trip, fall and die just walking to the bathroom. But more chanterelle for me then heh
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Yeah if I don’t shit I’ll also die though lol. More power to you if that’s what you enjoy though
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There are moments where hunting mushrooms in the wild can be very dangerous.
