Mushroom Mutants
Strange looking mushrooms can be found in the numerous forests of Russia. Is this somehow related with Chernobyl?
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That last mushroom needs a seriuos dose of Viagra.
I can’t beleive the size of the one in pics 2 to 5. Incredible…but are they edible? Or do you glow in the dark after eatin these “Chernobyl Specials”?
Porcini mushrooms are one of the best mushrooms in the world.
They are Porcini? (tho I imagine they are called something else in Russia and the Baltics) If so, that is a wonderful….gigantorific Porcini…yum…you could stuff and roast that thing like a turkey. Oh the flavouricious possibilities.
Yes. Thats really big porcini mushroom (scientific name Boletus Edulis). It looks clean without little maggots. Very nice specimen.
I just had a look in the book I have, and I can confirm that podberezoviki are “Leccinum scabrum”.
Yes. Now compare the stalks of Leccinum scabrum (birch bolete) with Porcini stalks. Leccinum scabrum stalks are rough and porcini is smooth.
I think they are called “podberezoviki” in russian, which basically means “under a birch tree”. They are not “Porcini”, but are similar. Porcini are called “Beliy Grib” or “White Mushroom”.
All of the mushrooms in all photos are of the Boletus genus. What you call “podberezoviki” are Birch bolete. They have red top and if you cut them that area turn black or blue very fast. Porcini or boletus edulis or belij grib will never discolor it will stay white even after you boil it, dry it or fry it. That is the reason why Russians call it white mushroom. Look at fifth photo. It has been cut in half and it has slight tinge of red in it’s meat. Not because it’s discolored - it’s natural because it’s so old. In the very first photo you see bunch of Birch boletes and one normal size porcini mushroom on the very left. The very big mushroom is definitely a porcini mushroom. It is old and might not be good for consumption. Nevertheless it is quite rare to see such big and nice porcini mushroom.
Yes, you are correct. The big mushrooms are boletus edulis. There quite a few of them in UK this time of year. I normally go to the nearest woods on sundays and get at least three of four and at least a dozen of “Birch Bolete”. Its also quite handy that Brits are not great lovers of wild mushrooms
Do you normally gather or buy mushrooms?
I go mushroom hunting. It’s a lot of fun. I remember watching Hells Kitchen with Marco Pierre White. He used fresh and very very nice porcini mushrooms. I’ve never been to UK, but i’m guessing porcini must be quite expensive.
In the supermarkets they are extremely expensive about £5.00 for 100g of dried porcini. You could get a good deal on fresh porcini in some farmers markets, but they are hard to come by and you must really know how to haggle.
I actually prefer to the whole experience of hunting for fungi, even more then actually eating them. I get tremendous amount of satisfaction finding mushrooms. I guess its the notion of self sufficiency and general excitement of finding a fine specimen. From September to the end of November, I just have to spend my sunday mornings in the woods
Also, the one in the second picture, looks more like a giant “Maslenok” or “Suillus grevillei” because of the slippery cap. So its difficult to tell..
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LOL. Good one.
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Now I know where Big Pharma gets the names for all their drugs.
First, w00t!
You clearly can’t count. Are you stupid or just retarded?
Or he was on this page already, a minute before he posted.
Are we time travelling again? I’ll pack a lunch!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S3MwJleG2Dg
Damn that first one is huge, no comments on the second one
Great dope
Maybe you could export them to Africa, where there are potential famine threats… or even closer to you: North Korea…
Btw, i wonder how they taste
The taste is great. We call it “prawdziwki” in poland and those are one of the favorite in central europe (and it is easy to pick them in germany because most of people thinks that if something is not on the shelf you can’t eat it)
I don’t know the name of the last one but for sure there is a “shame” word inside
Do they provide a psychedelic effect?
No, these are a tastefull mushrooms and without any psychodelic effect.
Aren’t there such mushrooms in north US-states ?
It’s popular and rather noble kinds of mushrooms in continental Europe (as I know rather except British/Irish or Islandia islands) and probably in all heater parts of Siberia.
The smaller ones (kozak in Polish ) are little more noble kind as the big one (podgrzybek).
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Good for you. Stick with it, don’t spread you STDs on our women.
not funny. too repetitious. if you are stealing nick at least tell some fresh jokes.
I don’t think the giant mushroom photo was taken in Russia.
The plastic bag in the 3rd photo comes from a supermarket in Italy.
As you can see there is written on “Sa cosa …”.
Then full motto is “Sa cosa voglio”, translated as “Knows what I want”.
http://www.ingdirect.it/sp/02_mondoarancio/01_partner/sp_2_1_imgbox8.gif
Are there those kinds of mushrooms in wormer countries as Italy ?
Didn’t know they use kyrillic letters in Italy, as to be seen on the first photo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzgEi_u9-88
WATCH that video, it features many famous people from here on it, Including Pros
Well, technically speaking, those are not mushrooms, those are boletes. Fairly normal ones, to be sure, I’ve seen those in Russia long before Chernobyl.
Yes but, this size?
Sure. Generally, they get picked while they are still small, because the larger ones taste like shit and are full of “worms”, and also because there is a lot of people around hunting for them. It’s pretty large for my area, but nothing abnormal. In Siberia, I imagine, those would be a lot more common.
I am wondering if mushroom gathering is also popular in the US. If so, what types are most commonly gathered or generally preferred?
Chantrell’s are popular pickings in the Pacific NW, and of course, as always, teenagers like to pick the various varieties that contain psilocybin in the middle of the night.
Chanterelle are certainly nice, but there are so many varieties, many of which are poisonous. I just wouldn’t risk with these species. Do “russula” grow in the NW? They normally prefer cooler climates, but there are quite a few in the south of england
I looked at a photo of the ‘russula’, they do look familiar, however, I’m unsure. We have such a wide variety of mushrooms in the NW, it’s hard to keep track.
That’s a fake pics from UK, that’s the UK mutant mushrooms on photos behind the russian water “Saint Springs”.
Why do you say that? I certainly haven’t seen many mutant mushrooms in the UK
It’s not very popular since most people are afraid to eat things not bought in grocery store. Mostly immigrants gather mushrooms over here, though there are some micological societies e.g. http://www.wildmushrooms.org/
As for me I really enjoy mushroom hunting. I found my first porchini/белый гриб/ in this season last weekend somewhere on Oregon coast, it was really good :).
I generally only pick the following kinds of mushrooms:
Boletus edulis - белые грибы
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcini
Cantharellus - лисички
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantharellus
Hedgehog mushroom - no russian name
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog_mushroom
Lactarius deliciosus aka рыжики
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_deliciosus
Leccinum scabrum - подберезовики
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leccinum_scabrum
Leccinum aurantiacum - подосиновики
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leccinum_aurantiacum
Suillus luteus- Маслята
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_luteus
Yes, that’s the knids I also normally go for just to be safe. I especially love Suillus luteus, but I never seen them in UK though. However, there were tremendous amounts of them in outside Moscow this August, and I’ve certainly enjoyed some while I been over there. I made fantastic mushroom risotto - absolutely delicious
I’ve seen big mushrooms like that melt into a pile of maggots within 45 minutes of bringing them indoors.
That fake pics from UK, that’s the UK mutant mushrooms on photos behind the russian water “Saint Springs”.
Haha the mushroom is a dick!
I thought the general rule of thumb was not to eat mushrooms found in the wild cause they’re poisonous…
thats B.S.
The Musroom Hunting is very common in Russia, especially in autumn. Its like a hobby. And you can easily to see the diffrence between good and bad(poisonous) mushrooms,if you not total blind or idiot.
Real russians is still close to Nature.
Hail to our Pagan Musroom Gods!
I bet that first would be great with a steak as its garnish.
The Musroom Hunting is very common in Russia (and Poland too), especially in (summer),autumn. In Poland u can search many kind of mushrooms for example boletus edulis its most popular.
100g dried boletus edulis - 50pln it’s 10 pounds.
1kg’s fresh boletus ~~ - 20/30 pln.
(Kruszyniany, small village near Belarus border is the best for huntings mushrooms XD)
Looks normal to me, just that one is extra large. Where I come from all of our indigenous mushrooms contain psilocybin so I hunt for them a good portion of the year.
They seem normal to me. As a matter of fact, I recall mushroom gathering with my family when I was 5 or 6, and we found some mushrooms sizing 15-25cm in diameter. I was kinda bummed for such huge mushrooms filled the buckets too fast and got the fun out of the whole hunting/gathering process and it meant I had to go home earlier than expected…
No, nothing to do with Chernobyl. I found mine in South Western Siberia. Mushrooms can reach unusually large sizes. It’s rare but not impossible.