mr_might44The green lean mean killing machine
Unless you are with Stamets and he tries it first, you shouldn’t eat foraged mushrooms.
Generally speaking, the only safe wild mushroom is one you saw someone else eat a few days ago and they are still fine.
Not true at all, honestly kind of fear mongering. Mushrooms like morels are extremely hard to mistake unless you resist all forms of obvious Id.
Morrells are the one real exception because they are so easily distinguished from lookalikes.
ArghblargFor those who have experience, yes – but to the inexperienced eye, there are some false morels that can definitely trick people.
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We have some Gyromitra that pop up every year in one area of our backyard. They produce a molecule, gyromitrin, which is metabolized in the body into monomethylhydrazine, which is used in rocket fuel(!)… So be careful.
Apparently Gyromitra are consumed in Europe by some – but only after careful preparation… I am not brave enough to try that :/