While Morels are a fairly popular mushroom, there are some poisonous mushrooms that look similar. Knowing how to tell the difference is important. While the class is sure to be more in depth, I found this guide that is a good start to making sure you’re getting the good stuff.
Researchers might have discovered the beginning of a solution in mushrooms that eat plastic waste, and don’t seem to absorb any of the dangerous chemicals. While this is just in the prototype stage, the research can open the doors to discovering more potential solutions. If this is able to progress we could get rid of a hazardous product while producing a necessary one; food.
I’ve heard several times that Lion’s Mane can be cooked to taste like lobster. Since lobster tends to run on the expensive side, if true, this is good news for lobster lovers all over. Vegans might also enjoy this recipe, just switch out the butter for a vegan substitute.
We started out growing on straw, but for several reasons Andrew dubbed it “Satan’s substrate”. This is because the Satanic straw makes a huge mess when being processed, so it had to be done outside, making weather a common problem and causing a lot of delays. The chipper didn’t like to function properly a lot of days, slowing down our already slow process. The worst thing; however, about the devilish stuff, was the fact that it made Andrew really sick. We’re not sure if it was mold spores, the dust, a combination of the two, or something else entirely.
We shipped out several grow bags of both Chicken of the Woods and Maitake (also known as hen of the woods) to our contract growers. They will try different methods on the bags and see if they can duplicate our success. If all goes well, you could be seeing Chicken of the Woods on our menu in the semi near future.
I was slightly surprised, however, to see a recipe for beer battered chicken of the woods. I suppose it shouldn’t surprise me, I just hadn’t thought about breading and frying it. As soon as I can get my hands on some, I’m going to be trying this.