Russula

View High-Resolution Image
Russula

Russula

A mushroom in the genus Russula. I frequently see nibble marks on mushrooms of this genus. The different species within the genus are extremely hard to distinguish, but the mild-tasting ones are edible and the awful-tasting ones, while toxic, are not deadly. This one might be R. Emetica, a.k.a. "the Sickener". 3 September 2007
nartreb
on Sep 3, 2007 10:07 pm
Lat/Lon: 44.97220°N / 70.3264°W
Image Type(s): Flora
Image ID: 332326

Comments

Post a Comment
Viewing: 1-3 of 3
franza mosco

franza mosco - Sep 14, 2007 8:22 am - Hasn't voted

russula

this is a russula but I do not know which kind

nartreb

nartreb - Sep 14, 2007 9:00 am - Hasn't voted

Re: russula

grazie!

GeoPooch Sobachka

GeoPooch Sobachka - Sep 14, 2007 10:45 am - Hasn't voted

We like R. emetica

the trick is to boil them in salted water before frying. They are still piquant - probably too much so to enjoy if it is the only kind of a mushroom - but fun in the mix. Of course if you salt-ferment them the trad Russian way, then all the mushroom with supposedly-spooky names line Russula emetica or Lactarius nauseautus are just great :)

Viewing: 1-3 of 3