Mushrooms

Would you like to know what you can use instead of shiitake mushrooms?  In soups, stir-fries, and other recipes, rare mushrooms taste great.  Some examples of these are oyster, shiitake, and upright oyster mushrooms.  It’s easy to use rehydrated mushrooms instead of dried ones, and the liquid used to soak them tastes great and can […]

Would you like to know what you can use instead of button mushrooms?  The baby Bella mushroom can be used in a lot of different recipes.  The best way to show off crimini mushrooms is in recipes with warm sauces.  Crimini are very tasty and rich when used whole or chopped in a veggie and

Would you like to know how button mushrooms taste?  The taste of button mushrooms is complex, ranging from earthy to meaty to brothy. This mix of tastes is called umami.   Glutamate is an amino acid that is naturally found in mushrooms and other foods like anchovies and parmesan cheese. It gives foods their umami

Do you want to know what makes shiitake mushrooms special?  From what I’ve seen, shiitake mushrooms contain eritadenine, a chemical that lowers cholesterol levels in the blood.   Beta-glucans are also in them; these help keep the gut from taking cholesterol and reduce swelling.  Take steps to keep your nervous system healthy.  There are a

Would you like to know what garlic’s allium complex is?  From what I’ve seen, people all over the world have used garlic to treat bacterial illnesses.  Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and other allium plants are very good at killing a wide range of germs, including gram-positive and gram-negative types.  Encourages healthy cell growth and repair,

Do you want to know what mushrooms are that you can eat?  Fungi have been eaten for a long time.  More than a hundred years ago, porcini, orong, and chanterelle mushrooms were used to decorate plates. They are also very important in European food traditions.  You can’t eat every plant, though.  Wildlife eats a lot

Want to know what an allium is as a food?  From what I’ve seen, the allium genus has several hundred cylindrical or rhizomatous perennials and biennials. The most popular types are edible ones, like garlic, shallots, onions, leeks, and spring onions.  A bulb plant called wild garlic, or Allium ursinum, grows in cool underbrush. Its

Would you like to know about the mushrooms that grow on pine trees that you can eat?  Based on what I’ve seen, the pine mushroom.”  People all over Asia really like this traditional treat, and Japanese chefs love making meals that go well with its strong, spicy, clean smell and taste.  Fresh matsutake mushrooms taste

Do you want to know what kind of mushrooms grow on oak trees that you can eat?  In the wild, oak trees that have been cut down are often where maitake mushrooms grow.   The name “hen-of-the-woods” comes from the fact that they taste a bit like chicken when cooked.  China and Japan have used

Do you want to know what kinds of mushrooms grow in Colorado that you can eat?  From what I’ve seen, Colorado is a great place to find wild foods if you like mountain mushrooms.  Yet, keep in mind that some mushrooms are dangerous, so know what to avoid.  This state has a lot of different