mushrooms on my kitchen table
these are the beautiful poisonous ones
poison mushroom bouquet
these are the edibles ones. kinda ugly.
edible mushrooms cleaned & ready to cookThe edible mushrooms are black chanterelles (aka black trumpet mushrooms) and yellow-foot chanterelles. They are delicious sauteed with some butter and shallots and served over polenta, or stirred into a risotto, or sandwiched in the folds of a fluffy French-style omelet. Although we went all the way to Salt Point State Park (1/2 hour north of Jenner) to pick these, they grow all over the East Bay, and we hope to find more soon, closer to home.
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Why do the bad ones have to be so pretty? It feels like a metaphor for something...
That's so true!
Thanks for commenting :)
I've always wanted to go foraging for mushrooms, but the thought of picking the wrong ones has always kept me away.
Did you go on a tour?
Hi Marc,
We actually took a class (it was my Valentine's Day present to my boyfriend) through the Oakland Mycological Society. There was an evening intro class and then a day-long hunt with a professional mycologist. That's the only way I'd recommend doing it, though some mushrooms (like chanterelles) are easier to identify than others and don't have many poisonous look-alikes. I'd recommend finding a class in your area-- it was lots of fun and totally worth it!
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