Pink-tipped coral Mushrooms: How to identify and enjoy ramaria botrytis скачать в хорошем качестве

Pink-tipped coral Mushrooms: How to identify and enjoy ramaria botrytis

Join me as I admire and discuss an edible pink-tipped coral mushroom called Ramaria botrytis. Like many coral mushrooms in the Ramaria genus, pink-tipped corals are fleshy and have a nice firm consistency. Here are the a couple of the distinguishing features of these lovely mushrooms: 1. Pink or purple clubby tips that look like cauliflower florets. They are less branchy than other Ramaria mushrooms, which tend to look more like actual ocean-dwelling corals. 2. Pale, thick stem with a firm but pliable consistency 3. Mild aroma and flavor—though as with (nearly) all wild mushrooms, corals must be cooked thoroughly 4. Off-white spores that leave little irregular smears when taking spore prints 5. Growing on the ground. I find them in oak and beech mixed forest Coral mushrooms are popular edibles worldwide—though substantially less so in the United States. They are notoriously hard to identify to species, and that’s not even counting the other genera that look like coral like Artomyces, Clavaria, and Phaeoclavulina. As a result, loads of mushroom foragers in the US are dubious of Ramaria mushrooms, and most field guides note that some corals give people the poops. However, it seems these concerns are overblown. Though I am not a coral expert, I take a little time to share insights and resources about how to learn more from authorities like David Arora and Alan Bergo of Forager Chef. With this information, I’m confident you can evaluate whether or not to consume coral mushrooms your own self!