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Sorry, do you mean that they are considered edible or inedible in these regions due to varying conceptions of "edible", or do you mean that the false morels of

Sorry, do you mean that they are considered edible or inedible in these regions due to varying conceptions of "edible", or do you mean that the false morels of some regions are poisonous while those in others are not?

Alex3917 10y ago
The latter, although sort of both. In some areas the false morels are mostly edible, while in other areas they are mostly poisonous, but it's not really possible to figure out what exactly the distributions are for any given area. So in some areas they're eaten by tradition, while in other areas they're not eaten by tradition, and it's difficult to say whether or not any given region is 'correct'. The phrase I've heard is that they're considered the world's most delicious mushroom, that occasionally kills you.
- peterwwillis 10y ago
  You could also just pick true morels and toss the ones that resemble false ones. Sadly, morel season is over here in Maryland, but with recent rains the summer mushrooms may be ready soon.
- sergioisidoro 10y ago
  Ok, that I did not know. Maybe they vary in concentration of gyromitrin? Or is it just folk knowledge? Eating large quantities of it is really not advisable, and you are recommended to drink lots of water afterwards. As far as I know, and please do your research first if you wish to prepare it, you should clean them thoroughly, and throw away the water. Cooking has to be done properly by boiling twice to denaturate gyromitrin, and rinsing again. http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/morel.htm http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/morel.htm > Often they seem to think that their Nordic colleagues must be totally ignorant of the false morel's toxicity. > The truth is, however, that everyone born in the Nordic countries knows — especially in Finland — that the false morel is lethally toxic if eaten raw or incorrectly processed, and that even inhaling its fumes can cause poisoning symptoms. And yes, most mushroom related deaths [citation needed, I think I read about central Europe with some references to Poland] are related to the false morel, but due to misclassification (people mistake it with the morel and might eat it raw). Edit: you're right there seems not to be a consensus... > Note that these instructions only apply to the false morel fungi growing, picked or/and sold in Finland (Gyromitra esculenta) and do not apply to any false morels (Gyromitra esculenta) growing elsewhere in the world
ogurechny 10y ago
Some species that are conventionally eaten in colder climate zones become toxic in warmer climate zones, either because of different chemical composition, or because of highly increased probability to rot or attract parasites before reaching the harvestable size. Also, almost every region of Earth has some types of common mushrooms that are considered “useless” and never picked in the neighborhood region, despite being equally edible.

Alex3917 10y ago

The latter, although sort of both. In some areas the false morels are mostly edible, while in other areas they are mostly poisonous, but it's not really possible to figure out what exactly the distributions are for any given area. So in some areas they're eaten by tradition, while in other areas they're not eaten by tradition, and it's difficult to say whether or not any given region is 'correct'. The phrase I've heard is that they're considered the world's most delicious mushroom, that occasionally kills you.

peterwwillis 10y ago
You could also just pick true morels and toss the ones that resemble false ones. Sadly, morel season is over here in Maryland, but with recent rains the summer mushrooms may be ready soon.
sergioisidoro 10y ago
Ok, that I did not know. Maybe they vary in concentration of gyromitrin? Or is it just folk knowledge? Eating large quantities of it is really not advisable, and you are recommended to drink lots of water afterwards. As far as I know, and please do your research first if you wish to prepare it, you should clean them thoroughly, and throw away the water. Cooking has to be done properly by boiling twice to denaturate gyromitrin, and rinsing again. http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/morel.htm http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/morel.htm > Often they seem to think that their Nordic colleagues must be totally ignorant of the false morel's toxicity. > The truth is, however, that everyone born in the Nordic countries knows — especially in Finland — that the false morel is lethally toxic if eaten raw or incorrectly processed, and that even inhaling its fumes can cause poisoning symptoms. And yes, most mushroom related deaths [citation needed, I think I read about central Europe with some references to Poland] are related to the false morel, but due to misclassification (people mistake it with the morel and might eat it raw). Edit: you're right there seems not to be a consensus... > Note that these instructions only apply to the false morel fungi growing, picked or/and sold in Finland (Gyromitra esculenta) and do not apply to any false morels (Gyromitra esculenta) growing elsewhere in the world

ogurechny 10y ago

Some species that are conventionally eaten in colder climate zones become toxic in warmer climate zones, either because of different chemical composition, or because of highly increased probability to rot or attract parasites before reaching the harvestable size. Also, almost every region of Earth has some types of common mushrooms that are considered “useless” and never picked in the neighborhood region, despite being equally edible.