Content
- Eat edible mushrooms
- Basic rules for collecting
- equipment
- Determine fungi safely
- checklist
- Recognize toadstools
- Tips
It should always be collected only known mushrooms
Eat edible mushrooms
Fly agaric, chanterelle and porcini are common to almost everyone. But where exactly do they hide and how can you be sure not to accidentally catch a poisonous mushroom?
Basic rules for collecting
Proper collection is very important because mistakes can be very damaging to the forest as well as the fungal population. For this reason, the following basic rules apply to fungal migration:
You should also remember that mushrooms do not last long and therefore need to be processed on the same day as possible.
equipment
To collect mushrooms, it is best to take a basket that is not too high. For example, a woven wicker basket is ideal, but the chip baskets, which you often get for free when you buy strawberries, are also very suitable. Plastic bags, bags or nets, however, are unsuitable because the mushrooms are too strong and therefore mushy. You should also take a knife (preferably a mushroom knife with a small brush at the end of the handle). You will need this for cutting and pre-cleaning forest remains and maggots.
Determine fungi safely
Many species of fungi look very similar and their characteristics listed in mushroom books seem quite confusing to inexperienced collectors. The checklist will make it easier for you to determine, and you should also remember the typical signs of the ten most common edible mushrooms and their duplicates. If you are uncertain about the determination of a fungus, then you do not eat it. If in doubt, always show your find to a certified mushroom consultant.
checklist
Since many mushrooms are raw toxic, you should never try them for the determination. Exception: You want to distinguish the edible boletus from inedible Gallen-Röhrling.
Recognize toadstools
There are many deadly poisonous mushrooms that are quite inconspicuous. These include, for example, the poison ivy, which looks like the Stockschwämmchen confused. Also Rauköpfe and the Green Knollenblätterpilz have it in itself: complaints occur after a meal often only days or even weeks later. A rescue treatment is then no longer possible. In turn, other species, such as the Satan's Röhrling, usually cause severe digestive problems with abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Tips
These characteristics do not speak for the edibility of a mushroom type: Also poisonous mushrooms do not discolor / become discolored, are eaten by snails or taste raw in a taste test mild.