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A nice variety pack of edible mushrooms found close together (lemmy.world)
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Wonderful color variety. Ganoderma sessile, Strobilomyces, Laccaria ochropurpurea and edible green russulas (I think a blend of R. virescens, parvovirescens, and crustosa.)

A colorful variety of mushrooms lay on a paper towel, including a lobe of tan and cream shiny ganoderma, black hairy old man of the woods, cream and purple stubby laccarias and cream with cracked green cap russulas.
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[–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I have always been curious how old man of the woods taste? It looks like a roasted marshmallow, and is very puffy, I feel like the texture would be odd.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago

    It has a good strong somewhat meaty flavor and a pleasantly firm texture. The little hairs/scales wilt into the rest when the heat hits them and are not really distinguishable. The stem is really tough and fibrous, so I discarded it, and merely sliced up and fried the cap. Recommend harvesting ones that still have a whitish pore surface; if it's turned black, they'll be too old.

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