How to find Matsutake (Pine) Mushrooms in BC forests…
Tips from Chef Robin on how to find one of the most expensive culinary mushrooms in the world… You have to be careful, because there are poisonous look alikes out there that can cause some serious liver damage (Amanita smithiana). You may be wondering why anyone would feel comfortable picking and eating matsutakes (Tricholoma murrillanum)?…
October 27, 2013
Chef Robin’s Pickle Recipe
We serve these on our rainforest wild edibles tour with our wild mushroom pate. Guests keep requesting the recipe… so here you go. I’ve used this with ramps (wild leeks), cauliflower, carrots, fennel and smoked sweet red peppers. My favourite is the smoked red peppers or ramps. Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar 2/3 cup Sushi Vinegar…
October 21, 2013
The weirdest mushroom in BC? Edible Lobster Mushrooms!
Lobster mushrooms in BC are one of my favourite edibles. They do taste mildly like seafood and have a great, firm texture. They also colour your dishes red; remember you eat with your eyes first! Image by Paul Noll The cool thing about Lobsters (Hypomyces lactifluorum) are that they parasitize russula family mushrooms (with gills)…
October 17, 2013
BC Poisonous Mushrooms
It’s mushroom hunting season and you may be thinking that you’ll give it a go. Rule #1 – Learn the BC poisonous mushrooms first! As a start, Check out our FREE Foraging for Beginners 3-Part Video Series here. The facts: There are 10,000+ species of mushrooms in BC, only a handful of these can be…
October 9, 2013