It could be a toadstool and kill you! Dead.
2006-11-03 11:37:58 · 32 answers · asked by Perseus 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
With some practice, it is easy to tell the difference between a familiar and unfamiliar mushroom.
2006-11-03 11:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by bergab_hase 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, my family have always eaten wild mushrooms. With the aid of a good fungi identification book it is simple. Field mushrooms are white with flesh colour gills, horse mushrooms are white with a distinct aniseed smell and a cogwheel pattern beneath the cap. They are easily recognisable, but if in any doubt i.e. pale gills or yellow stains then leave well alone. Some mushrooms, like morels, are unmistakable.Always check - but after a while you'll easily recognise the edible kinds.
Toadstools don't kill, might make you sick or taste unpleasant - you're thinking of mushroms in the Amanita family like the Death Cap or Destroying Angel.
2006-11-03 12:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by lianhua 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to tell with mushrooms is to leave them on a piece of paper for a day or two. If they stain yellow, brown or orange they are poisonous. If they stain blue they are hallucinogenic. If they don't stain at all they are likely safe. Funguses growing on trees are usually safe.
Still I caution you against eating wild mushrooms unless you really know what you doing. I have been studying and eating wild plants for years and I still never eat wild mushrooms.
2006-11-03 15:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by AJ F 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I used to. Back home, my family and I used to go to mountains to pick mushrooms to eat, looking at books that tell you which one you can eat and which one you can't. But we only picked the ones that we knew we could eat. We left ones we weren't sure about, since we didn't want to die. No-body's dead yet, by the way.
2006-11-03 11:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by ono 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is very possible that it was poisonous. A relative of mine lost her dog to a poisonous mushroom. See a vet immediately.
2016-05-21 21:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I strongly recommend not eating wild mushrooms you pick yourself. There are many varieties of both edible and psychoactive mushrooms which have poisonous look-alikes.Identifying wild mushrooms is a complex process. so I say NO.
2006-11-03 11:45:25 · answer #6 · answered by i_lyn_tek_i 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Unless you are an expert on mushrooms, it is not recommended. There are many mushrooms that look very similar to edible ones, that are poisonous and can kill you!
Even touching some of them, requires you wash your hands before touching any food.
2006-11-03 12:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by bata4689 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I've at wild mushrooms. Some people are able to tell which are safe and which aren't!
2006-11-03 11:41:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I gather and eat morels in springtime. There's no danger because there are no other mushrooms growing here at that time that look like morels.
2006-11-04 03:59:14 · answer #9 · answered by Alex S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Never DOnt you'll get sick.
Only eat wild mushrooms if you know what you are doing. They may not kill you but you 'll be doubled up in pain and on the lav for a week.
2006-11-03 11:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by flibertyjib 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋