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Yup. A lot of the "nicer" (chantarelles, porcini, truffles, morels (until now! :)) ones can't be cultivated. Here's [1] an old NYT article saying there's ~8k c
by malermeister 5y ago
Yup. A lot of the "nicer" (chantarelles, porcini, truffles, morels (until now! :)) ones can't be cultivated.
Here's [1] an old NYT article saying there's ~8k commercial mushroom foragers in the US in 1993. I'm sure it's more now.
I know that in Europe there's a lot of commercial scale mushroom foraging going on in Eastern Europe.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/28/us/rushing-to-gather-up-cash-on-northwest-s-forest-floor.html https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/28/us/rushing-to-gather-up-c...
- giantg2 5y agoMy favorite so far is chicken of the woods. I might try cultivating it next year.
- poulsbohemian 5y agoI’d love to know how you prepare it… in my area we’ve found a few, but it’s been a dark art of waiting for the snow to be off the ground to get into the areas where we know them to be, and them being dried out and dead by the time we get there…
- giantg2 5y agoThat's interesting. I guess you're in a cold area for snow 5o still be around, since they typically fruit June-Sept here. I like to cut them into pieces and either sauté them or pan fry them like with light breading, like my homemade chicken nuggets.
- progmetaldev 5y agoI may have been given incorrect information, but I've heard that chicken of the woods is incredibly difficult to cultivate, close to morels (you need just the right conditions).