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Chicken of the Woods: This mushroom tastes just like chicken
- ggm 7y agoA mushroom which tastes like chicken and causes random gastrointestinal problems. What could possibly go wrong?
- taneq 7y agoSounds like it'll be a massive hit with late night kebab shops!
- patrickmn 7y agoThe article is about Laetiporus sulphureus. The article clearly states that amateur foragers mistakenly eat Laetiporus gilbertsonii and Laetiporus conifericola and experience gastrointestinal problems.
- ggm 7y agoAny mushroom guide which encourages people to forage and acknowledges it has two alternate species which look similar but have unfortunate outcomes is skirting a disaster.
- frankzander 7y agoIf it goes wrong you eat in the opposite direction ... nothing special. It's known from alcohol.
- IndrekR 7y agoIn my experience it does not taste like chicken at all. But it nevertheless is quite good. Maybe has a chicken-breadt like structure. Make sure to pick the young ones, as older ones are too tough to eat -- closer to wood, rather than meat.
- frankzander 7y agoIf it tastes too good and you eat too much you vomit the whole meal. Don't become greedy ;)
- alecst 7y agoI'm an amateur mushroom hunter. I've eaten a lot of chicken of the woods on both coasts of the US. The mushroom peels easily apart just like a chicken breast does. (Younger mushroom fruits are the juiciest and most tender, and older ones are too tough to eat.) In contrast to what the article says, I've never had a COTW that tasted like chicken. But you can remedy that by cooking it in chicken broth, or seasoning it like you would season a chicken, with something like lemon and pepper. In that sense the article title is misleading. There are, however, mushrooms which taste to me just like roast beef (parasol) or steak (chanterelle.) They are truly delightful mushrooms. I've never had an upset stomach from eating any COTW, even ones that grew on eucalyptus. YMMV.
- Accacin 7y agoThere was a nice video from a British Youtuber who often forages for mushrooms when he found some: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYBruVj9jt8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYBruVj9jt8
- jinushaun 7y agoIt does not taste like chicken, but does resemble and have a texture similar to boneless skinless chicken breast.