Edible Wild Mushroom: Hericium ramosum

  Forage it - Cook it - Eat it!

So I found this beautiful fungus, Hericium ramosum, then I cooked it! It was not like any mushroom I had eaten before, and it was a great experience - I can't wait until I find more!

This Morning's Foraging Find

 Agaricus campestris: The Meadow Mushroom!

The Meadow Mushroom can be difficult to ID because it has several look-a-likes, and at least a few of those cause gastric upset. I was lucky to find this stash, presenting in every stage of it's life cycle - making it much easier to identify! The pink gills before the partial veil breaks open is a tell-tale feature for this species.

 

Learning to Forage for Dinner

This is a picture of one of my very first foraged meals of wild mushrooms and some stuffed zucchini blossoms from the garden. The wild mushroom species pictured here are: Leccinum spp. (top right), Russula lutea (bottom), and Hydnum repandum (top left).