Portraits of mushrooms I have met on the trail:
What’s your opinion of mushrooms: beautiful, deadly, tasty?
Nature Photo Challenge #8 hosted by Denzil.
¡Olé! –Rebecca
Talk about a Fungi
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Fake Flamenco 
They are best left in the ground 🤢
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Yes, foraging mushrooms takes expert knowledge I do not have. Since many are so deadly one bite is enough to kill us, I agree.
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Some of those bracket fungi look very old don’t they? After a while they get to become as hard as the tree itself. Thanks for joining in the challenge Rebecca!
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Yes, I wonder what their growth rate is. Thanks for hosting.
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Not beautiful, I can say that
I’ve tasted it once, nothing that I would like to have again 🍄
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I guess it depends on the person’s point of view for both. Mushrooms can be tasty in dal.
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I am scared to try that
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The secret is a mild flavored mushroom, sautéed in ghee or butter.
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I think it’s about how you cook.
It’s not common here, so people don’t know how to cook.
It will taste like cauliflower 😂
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A mushroom that tastes like cauliflower? Wonder what kind of mushroom it was that you ate?!
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White mushroom
It’s only varient here
My mother made it like cauliflower, haha
So I didn’t like it.
I like cauliflower, it’s sweet
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Yes, a lot of vegetables are sweet.
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Love the picture of mushrooms on a log. Beautiful!
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Thanks, Wynne. Madison is a good spot for mushrooms.
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Part of nature’s circular economy in which everything is on its way to the next stage and illustrating one of the agents of that proces
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Thanks, so true! We see their work often in the north woods.
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Wonderful photos for this week 😀 😀
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Thank you, Cee. They are from my hiking archives. 🙂
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i love mushrooms, they are the perfect “plop on the pan with oil and cook” food. i guess in that respect, I’m not a fun guy lol.
beautiful pictures!
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Thanks for your comments. Yes, store bought mushrooms are a tasty food. 🙂
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I like your photos, and most all photos of fungi and mushrooms and toadstools. Fascinating and creepy at the same time.
And I do like eating the safe ones from the grocery store! haha. 🙂
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Thank you, Ghostmmnc! Yes, the grocery store varieties are delicious.
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Since mushrooms aren’t common in my town, so these do look wonderful 🙂
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Interesting, no forests nearby? Glad you liked them.
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Delicious, if picked wisely! 😁 One of the many things I love about visiting Oregon. 🍄 Love your photos!
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Thanks, Michele. I’ve heard “chicken of the woods” is straightforward to identify and tasty.
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You are welcome! That sounds familiar… I believe my daughter had some a while back. I probably passed since I don’t eat meat. 😂
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Ha ha! You had me there for a second.
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Lovely photos. I know too little about them to forage, but the ones I buy taste so good that I wish I could learn more about them
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Thanks for your comments, IJ. I’d like to know more as well.
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Mostly tasty.
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Thanks, Sadje. Are mushrooms common in Pakistani cuisine?
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No not common. But people do know how to find edible ones and use them in their food as protein sources. I use them in pasta and pizza etc.
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Wow!
Fascinating indeed!
Love the clicks.
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Thanks, Philo. Appreciate your comments.
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You are welcome, Rebecca Cuningham
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Fungi, fun guy…you got me with the pun! 😆
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Great, I come from a very punny family 🙂
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These are beautiful! Thank you.
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Thanks, m2s!
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They are oddly beautiful and an amazing life form. As for the traditional shaped ones and toadstools, I always have an overwhelming urge to bend down to pat them. They bring out the fairy in me. If I were just a wee bit smaller I could bounce on them and watch them boing!! These are great shots! Denzil also is inspirational with photos.
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Thanks for your comments, Dawn Renée! Yes, toadstools are classic in fairy lore.
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