Porcini (Boletus edulis) Mushroom?
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Many thanks all (and another thank to Big Al for correcting my speeling - take it you know your mushrooms? ).
Found them within 200 yards of my local pub and showed them to the chef who said "look like Ceps to me". Then about half hour later and after reading your replies the head barman a good friend of mine confirmed they are indeed Brown Birch Bolete (never new there was a difference myself).
Any how they'll be fried in olive oil and butter tomorrow and I've readied the dehydrator (Wifey bought this a couple of years ago and used once!!! ) as I think I know where there is loads more.
Found them within 200 yards of my local pub and showed them to the chef who said "look like Ceps to me". Then about half hour later and after reading your replies the head barman a good friend of mine confirmed they are indeed Brown Birch Bolete (never new there was a difference myself).
Any how they'll be fried in olive oil and butter tomorrow and I've readied the dehydrator (Wifey bought this a couple of years ago and used once!!! ) as I think I know where there is loads more.
dickymint said:
Many thanks all (and another thank to Big Al for correcting my speeling - take it you know your mushrooms? ).
I know a few, I have a similar question at Boletus fungi, found some huge ones (150 -200mm) growing in the garden. These were well over the top as far as picking were concerned, did break one in half before binning no blue staining. Wish I'd have spotted them earlier I could have posted a decent picture on here.
Boletes are pretty safe as mushrooms go. While there are some in the UK that are inedible, there's only one that will make you ill, it's rare, it's easily identified, and while the symptoms are unpleasant it's unlikely to kill you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas
otolith said:
Boletes are pretty safe as mushrooms go. While there are some in the UK that are inedible, there's only one that will make you ill, it's rare, it's easily identified, and while the symptoms are unpleasant it's unlikely to kill you.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thu...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thu...
otolith said:
Boletes are pretty safe as mushrooms go. While there are some in the UK that are inedible, there's only one that will make you ill, it's rare, it's easily identified, and while the symptoms are unpleasant it's unlikely to kill you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas
Works for me!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas
Check your link.
Yeah they are really popping here. I filled my boot yesterday with boletes, mainly penny buns and pine boletes. Filled dehydrator and after cooking had 2kg of duxelles and 1kg of plain dry fried mushrooms. Chanterelles seem to have disappeared from my usual patches but I have seen some more popping up elsewhere.
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