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wild edible plants thread

toxcrusadr said:
So, not the Pine Bolete since it has gills. I don't think that one grows here in the Midwest, at least I've not heard of it, but I'm almost a rookie.
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Oh, these are Matsutake mushrooms, aka pine mushrooms. I was looking for Boletes but most I've seen were rotten from heavy rainfall last week.
 
Stir-fry wild watercress with a slight amount of crushed garlic cooked in hot olive oil served with roast duck and sticky rice for a walk on the wild side !
 
gogofast said:
... Also found some red huckleberry bushes. I love these tart tasting berries since bugs usually stay away - unlike the blue/black huckleberries that are so sweet. It was very nice and refreshing for the hike - probably had a dozen handful on the way up. View attachment 805703
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Love these red huckleberries, but it takes sooo many of them to do anything with.
 
gogofast said:
Never seen "Quandong" before in my life. It looks somewhat like pomegranate - I wonder how they taste.
As for the thistles, I've recently started eating those when they grow in my backyard. Good stuff.
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Sorry gogo missed your reply Quondongs sort of taste like quince/peaches and are about the size of a marble with a "brain like" pit. I forgot that Mum also made a couple of pies, had to add a lot of sugar though!

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Johnno_Oz said:
Sorry gogo missed your reply Quondongs sort of taste like quince/peaches and are about the size of a marble with a "brain like" pit. I forgot that Mum also made a couple of pies, had to add a lot of sugar though!
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Cool. Thanks for that picture - it looks a lot smaller than I imagined.

I was watching this video about exotic tropical fruits last night.

 
Around here there a plenty of mushrooms, figs, blackberries and strawberries which are small, but good.
 
Ate the last batch of Matsutake's and Chanterelle's last night. Sliced in 1/4" thickness for hotpot with other veggies and meat. I liked it best with the beef and dandelion. Can't decide if fire roasted was better or this. I'm gonna have a last mushroom hunt of the year this weekend. Hopefully I'll have enough to share with neighbors and stock up a little, too.

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Wow that looks great. Food photography is not that easy, you do a nice job.

Supposed to rain here tonight after a long drought, no frost yet and temps in the 70s so we may get a flush of shrooms. I might have to go look in the woods in a day or two!
 
toxcrusadr said:
Wow that looks great. Food photography is not that easy, you do a nice job.

Supposed to rain here tonight after a long drought, no frost yet and temps in the 70s so we may get a flush of shrooms. I might have to go look in the woods in a day or two!
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Thanks! I suck at taking pictures, but it was right under the dining table lights that made it look decent I guess...

Good luck with your 'shroom hunt.
 
Here are some interesting wild mushroom species I found the other day.

King Bolete...as big as my size 10 boot.

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Here's a Fluted Elfin Saddle. It is edible, but I didn't eat it.

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Next two are deadly poisonous especially when raw. Stay away if you see them.
False Morel & Destroying Angels in their early stages.

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Some of today's interesting mushroom finds:

Flat-topped Club Coral. It's known to be edible and sweet, but I didn't pick 'em.

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Wood Ear. Also edible and can be even used to lower blood cholesterol.

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Lastly, looks like White Coral Mushroom with pink age spots. Edible and good, but for me, it had caused some stomach problems before, so I stay away.

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I have those wood ears all over the dead wood in the spring but I haven't tried them. They seem so...rubbery. Maybe it's because they're called Ears. I don't know. Have you tried them and how are they after cooking?

I ate some coral mushroom once, a slightly different more tan colored variety with longer less branchy stalks that grows here. It was delightful, aromatic and delicate like morels. Haven't seen any since.
 
toxcrusadr said:
I have those wood ears all over the dead wood in the spring but I haven't tried them. They seem so...rubbery. Maybe it's because they're called Ears. I don't know. Have you tried them and how are they after cooking?

I ate some coral mushroom once, a slightly different more tan colored variety with longer less branchy stalks that grows here. It was delightful, aromatic and delicate like morels. Haven't seen any since.
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Wood ears are very good. Crisp and somewhat like Kelps. They get more firm after cooking. I have not tried fresh Wood Ears, but eaten plenty of dried ones used in Chinese dishes. Anyone ever eaten Chinese food probably ate it not knowing what they were.

Corals are very fragrant like you said, but for few people, including myself, it can cause allergic reaction. So I usually stay way.
 
gogofast said:
Oh, these are Matsutake mushrooms, aka pine mushrooms. I was looking for Boletes but most I've seen were rotten from heavy rainfall last week.
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I love matsutake mushrooms! Couple of days ago we harvested piles of porcini (Boletus edulis), butter bolete (Butyriboletus persolidus). and coccora (Amanita calyptroderma). Even saw a albino turkey.

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Awesome pictures onepixel.
Are you into photography?
....yeah, yeah, bad joke obviously, I know.
Kinda weird that I used to do this when I was a kid, picking wild mushrooms and stuff.
Nowdays I get confused in a grocery store. Use it or lose it they say. They was right.
 
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