Appearance of the goat's foot #mushroom in the spring 2018 was just another proof how this spring mushroom season is very rich! Usually, this mushroom specie is rare. I saw it maybe 2-3 times in my mushroom-picker carier & till this year never in the springtime!
This was the first one I found this spring:
It was quite a large specimen but firstly, I didn't picked it cause of it's rarity & cause it is protected by the law. Each time when I was returning to the spot to pick #porcini, I also went to this goat's foot specimen to check out it's #growth #development.
Here's some boletes:
Soon, I have noticed another smaller specimen of goat's foot just 3 m away from the first one:
Then I was already thinking that I could at least pick one of them just to try it cause I have never tried it before but I still didn't do it until few days later when I couldn't find the large one anymore & the small was ripped out & left on the floor. I smelled it & realised that it's still fresh & good to eat, so, I took it home...
I made #carpaccio with it, very similar to the one with porcini (https://steemit.com/steemkitchen/@careassaktart/mushroom-hunting-and-bolete-carpaccio-preparation-3632bf7952237) but I added some fresh garlic from my garden. Goat's foot has more consistent meat, completely white but netrual in taste & with milde smell. I served it with salad.
Now I'm picking chantarelles & soon I'll share a recipe with them - follow me to stay tuned!
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