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A mushroom by any other name - "white portabello"?

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Re: A mushroom by any other name - "white portabello"?

by Stuart Yaniger » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:04 pm

Watch out for Helvella and Gyromitra. Pretty easy to tell the difference once it's shown to you, but if it hasn't... They look and smell good, but the fumes given off during cooking are toxic. Could be an element of a murder story.

I love morels. Maybe my favorite mushroom.
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Re: A mushroom by any other name - "white portabello"?

by ChefJCarey » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:14 pm

Stuart Yaniger wrote:Watch out for Helvella and Gyromitra. Pretty easy to tell the difference once it's shown to you, but if it hasn't... They look and smell good, but the fumes given off during cooking are toxic. Could be an element of a murder story.


Already got the amanita ocreata in there. So that's covered.
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Re: A mushroom by any other name - "white portabello"?

by ChefJCarey » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:30 pm

ChefJCarey wrote:
Stuart Yaniger wrote:Watch out for Helvella and Gyromitra. Pretty easy to tell the difference once it's shown to you, but if it hasn't... They look and smell good, but the fumes given off during cooking are toxic. Could be an element of a murder story.


Already got the amanita ocreata in there. So that's covered.


In fact, I sent the chapter where the amanita is used to Mike and he vetted the science for me. I was close, anyway.
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