Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. Better you than me! Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Le 13 oct. 2017 ? 09:28, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> a > ?crit : > > > > How do you tell the difference between edible and poisonous > > Mushrooms/fungis are part of the French rural culture and culinary > traditions. The most palatable are known by many. Yet, > > i. we?re very careful and have books on top of resorting to a computer > based database > http://www.mycodb.fr <http://www.mycodb.fr/> > Identification relies on the shape, stalk, spores, colours, ring or the > absence of it, location, season, etc. > > E.g. from wiki > B. edulis is considered one of the safest wild mushrooms to pick for the > table, as no poisonous species closely resemble it.[18] < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis#cite_note-Carluccio03-18> > The most similar poisonous mushroom may be the devil's bolete (Rubroboletus > satanas <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubroboletus_satanas>), which has > a similar shape, but has a red stem and stains blue on bruising.[18] < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis#cite_note-Carluccio03-18> It > is often confused with the very bitter and unpalatable Tylopilus felleus < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylopilus_felleus>, but can be > distinguished by the reticulation on the stalk; in porcini, it is a > whitish, net-like pattern on a brownish stalk, whereas it is a dark pattern > on white in the latter. Porcini have whitish pores while the other has > pink. If in doubt, tasting a tiny bit of flesh will yield a bitter > taste.[18] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis#cite_note- > Carluccio03-18> It can also resemble the "bolete-like" Gyroporus > castaneus <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroporus_castaneus>, which is > generally smaller, and has a browner stem. > > ii. French chemists/pharmacists are trained to identify fungi, and when in > doubt we can always ask ours for confirmation. > > iii. once those two steps have been gone through, we still have the > possibility test them on my (otherwise excellent cook) mother-in-law ? ;-) > > > Amities > Philippe > > > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at > > gmail. > com> > > wrote: > > > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/On+y+ > >> retroune+alors-1.jpg.html > >> > >> Tina, Kitchen Aid gives you an idea of the scale ? > >> > >> For the curious and the gourmets > >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis > >> > >> Definitely not to be confused with that non-edible one that often grows > in > >> the vicinity > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/3+4+X+T-1.jpg.html > >> > >> Both may be viewed large > >> > >> Amities > >> Bon app?tit Philippe > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information