Last weekend I was pulled into the woods by a very nice young woman! WOW...
Mushroom hunt was on! Although I lived surrounded by woods in my childhood, and I love to eat mushrooms, I never learned about which mushrooms can be eaten and which cannot. I simply assume all the mushrooms sold in the shops - including the magic ones :) - can be eaten, and the others cannot.
We went for the 'eekhoorntjesbrood' mushroom and I had to Google the English translation for this one which turns out to be 'cep'. My friend was specialist in this type.
The first we found...
It got bag-ed!
The second or third we found...
...but left that one in the forest. Check out the little one! Covered and protected by its big parent.
Another perfect one! It looks perfect in shape but perfect to eat? By now I know it was a perfect one in all aspects...
Intermezzo...the forest we entered, and right at the 'entrance' many cep, as we found out later when we were heading back to the car...
After some checking with friends and family, my dear friend marked the entire catch of the day as GOOD to EAT! Only then I dared to taste one of these; Raw! I tried the stem first, it was ok. Then I tried the head...WOW...what an AMAZING INTENSE taste! Nothing comparable with anything in the grocery shops!
The next morning, my friend decided to re-arrange the mushrooms. I LOVE IT! My little nerd in me!
Eventually all the mushrooms got chopped, and a couple of hours later a traditional Russian cep soup with potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic and sour cream and dill to top it off, was on the table!
We got so many mushrooms, I've still some soup left. Lunch will be GREAT!
Questions
- Have you ever tried eating wild mushrooms?
- What other eatable mushrooms we can find in the wild?
- Would you consider hunting for wild mushrooms?