@BrianGSDTexoma- Hen of the Woods Mushroom

[indaswamp]

I found this Hen of the Woods mushroom the last time I went looking for Chaterelles and thought of you...

I made a Stroganoff using the mushroom in place of the pasta noodles. Delicious!

 

[clifish]

I found this Hen of the Woods mushroom the last time I went looking for Chaterelles and thought of you...
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I made a Stroganoff using the mushroom in place of the pasta noodles. Delicious!

Jed @bauchjw sent me some of those a couple years back. I am not a big mushroom guy but when I roasted them they were damn good. Have yet to find them in any store up here.

 

[indaswamp]

Have yet to find them in any store up here.

I have never seen them for sale in a store. I have seen places that sell them online though.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow what a find! I was looking online and Wildfork had some. HEB has a few kinds. I been on the lookout.

 

[indaswamp]

I had never eaten the hen of the woods until I found that one a couple years ago. This last on I found on the same tree. SE Louisiana is on the south western edge of the growing area; they are more prevalent further northeast. So I am happy to know where at least some grow. I did find another flush of Maitake on another tree, but failed to mark it. Hope I can find it again.

 

[Winterrider]

I would not be able to tell one mushroom from another. I would probably be 6' under by now if even dabbled in them.

 

[indaswamp]

I would not be able to tell one mushroom from another. I would probably be 6' under by now if even dabbled in them.

All the ones I focus on are fairly easy to identify, and fairly easy to tell apart from the ones you should not eat. As long as you get educated on mushroom biology and I.D. that is. Best resource is a local mushroom club. Befriend a member and go in the woods with them. That is the best way to learn. I started with oyster mushrooms.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I found this Hen of the Woods mushroom the last time I went looking for Chaterelles and thought of you...
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I made a Stroganoff using the mushroom in place of the pasta noodles. Delicious!

I order some Dried Morals. Suppose to be here tomorrow hopefully in time to go with that Tuscan Ribeye. If not I might put it off for a day. If they work out going to order some dried Chaterelles.