Wild mushroom...has a lot of black dots inside the cap~~~scary!!?!
Wild mushroom...has a lot of black dots inside the cap~~~scary!!?
i bought some wild mushroom from the farmers market, when i cut them up, i saw a lot of black color spots inside the white cap, it looks scary!!
i then remember i sometimes had "wild mushroom risotto " in the restaurant, i felt very sandy in the mouth.,... was it the reason why?
i wanted to throw away the mushrooms, but want to know is it OK to eat those mushroom with black spots inside the caps...THANKS
3 weeks ago
is it sand or small insects in it??
Answers:
3 weeks ago
is it sand or small insects in it??
I'm not sure which wild mushroom you got from the farmer's market, but I've never cut a white cap up to see black spots inside the fleshy part. There may be grit in the gills, but you can cut the gills away. I have found plenty of mushrooms that had tiny maggots inside the cap...so have a close look! They love mushrooms even more than we do, especially Boletes. The maggots won't hurt you cooked, and some people don't mind, but most of us will cut off the maggoty bits or pitch them.
Now, about the gritty 'wild mushroom risotto' - it sounds like the cook didn't clean them very well. Mushrooms are tricky- if you wash them thoroughly, they soak up tons of water, and you ruin them. Best to give them a tiny rinse, or better, brush them off. Sometimes, though, if the shrooms have been growing in a dusty area and have opened up before being picked, and the gills have a lot of grit in them - in those cases you should discard the dirty bits, since the gills can't be cleaned.
if you bought them at a farmer's market, i'm sure they're fine. Farmers usually know what they're doing and wouldn't sell you a poisonous mushroom.
OOH, NOT SURE BUT GO W/ YOUR GUT FEELING.
IF YOU DON'T THINK THEY ARE GOOD THEN DON'T EAT THEM. BUT THEN AGAIN, THEY ARE PROBABLY FINE.
APPARENTLY I HAVE NO CLUE.
SORRY COULDN'T BE ANY HELP AT ALL