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Always cook mushrooms, you can taste a little when out foraging to help identify but all mushrooms should be cooked (even lightly) before being consumed as food
by foxhop 5y ago
Always cook mushrooms, you can taste a little when out foraging to help identify but all mushrooms should be cooked (even lightly) before being consumed as food.
Magic mushrooms are consumed raw.
- cwkoss 5y agoEven store-bought mushrooms should be cooked. There is some evidence that the common white button mushroom contains some carcinogens when raw. https://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R01-CA031611-05 https://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R01-CA031611-05 (Note: other studies have concluded the dosage is too low for concern, the jury is still out) But also, many kinds of bacteria can thrive in mushroom growing conditions - good idea to sterilize before you eat.