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I have the same sentiment for the Chanterelle mushrooms. Apparently they are popular in Europe and are very common to the woods of British Columbia where I live

by 14 5y ago

I have the same sentiment for the Chanterelle mushrooms. Apparently they are popular in Europe and are very common to the woods of British Columbia where I live. . I’ve picked thousands of them. We used to go out as teens and pick enough to get some weekend drinking money. I’ve tried a few different ways of cooking them but they just are not good. I would literally have to be in a survival situation before I would seek them out for food. But you can get $2-$5 a pound selling them so I do like them for that fact. It seems like such a poor mans food like something from the past that people ate because they had to the taste is just not good but people buy them. I don’t understand but have to guess some people’s taste is just different then mine. Or maybe it’s not special because I can go out pick them 3-4 months a year.

steve_adams_86 5y ago
Not this year though! I’ve barely seen any all season. I guess the heat dome did a number on the trees and they aren’t sharing as much sugar with the mycelium? Or so I’ve read in a few places. Maybe it’s more complicated than that. I love all kinds of mushrooms, and to me they do have distinct textures and flavours. Something like a porcini or a morel has a flavour I can pick out fairly easily amongst other stronger flavours. Shiitake might be one of my favourite things to eat in general. I’ve wondered if it might be a genetic thing. Kind of like cilantro tastes awful to some people and great to others for whatever genetically determined reason. Maybe I’m a mushroom person and you’re not.
- poulsbohemian 5y ago
  > I guess the heat dome did a number on the trees I’m in Eastern WA / OR, and the heat made our mushroom season garbage this year… it’s generally not great to begin with, but even the pro foragers were awfully quiet this year. Very concerning.
  - encryptluks2 5y ago
    Come to Western Washington. It is generally harder to find mushrooms in a desert climate.
    - poulsbohemian 5y ago
      Completely true - though I’m generally looking in the Blues, Wallowas, or occasionally the east side of the Cascades.
maxerickson 5y ago
Mushrooms aren't worth seeking out in a survival situation, they don't have nearly enough calories to return the cost of picking them (of course if you came across them that can be a bit different).

by 14 5y ago

steve_adams_86 5y ago

Not this year though! I’ve barely seen any all season. I guess the heat dome did a number on the trees and they aren’t sharing as much sugar with the mycelium? Or so I’ve read in a few places. Maybe it’s more complicated than that. I love all kinds of mushrooms, and to me they do have distinct textures and flavours. Something like a porcini or a morel has a flavour I can pick out fairly easily amongst other stronger flavours. Shiitake might be one of my favourite things to eat in general. I’ve wondered if it might be a genetic thing. Kind of like cilantro tastes awful to some people and great to others for whatever genetically determined reason. Maybe I’m a mushroom person and you’re not.

poulsbohemian 5y ago
> I guess the heat dome did a number on the trees I’m in Eastern WA / OR, and the heat made our mushroom season garbage this year… it’s generally not great to begin with, but even the pro foragers were awfully quiet this year. Very concerning.
- encryptluks2 5y ago
  Come to Western Washington. It is generally harder to find mushrooms in a desert climate.
  - poulsbohemian 5y ago
    Completely true - though I’m generally looking in the Blues, Wallowas, or occasionally the east side of the Cascades.

maxerickson 5y ago

Mushrooms aren't worth seeking out in a survival situation, they don't have nearly enough calories to return the cost of picking them (of course if you came across them that can be a bit different).