Top 20 Edible Mushrooms Popular in Dijon
Deep-rooted in Dijon's lush landscapes, breath-taking vineyards, and distinct microclimate, thrive a bounty of mushrooms. Presenting to you the '20 Most Common Edible Mushrooms of Dijon', a comprehensive guide to the array of fungal flora gracing Dijon's terroir. This guide features each mushroom's unique appearance, taste, habitat and culinary uses, providing an enriching perspective on Dijon's gastronomic wonders. Whether you're a mushroom enthusiast or a culinary explorer, these guild's lines will augment your understanding and appreciation of nature's delectable fungi offerings.
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Most Popular Edible Mushrooms
1. Charcoal burner
Most commonly found under beeches in forests or parks, this crumbly mushroom can appear in colors ranging from red and yellow to violet, blue-grey, or even green. Its scientific name represents this variability: Russula cyanoxantha means “reddish blue-blonde.”
2. Blusher
The blusher mushroom is so named because it “blushes” to a pinkish red color when cut or bruised. It is found in many countries around the world, although it may not be native to the southern hemisphere. It contains a hemolytic toxin that can cause anemia if eaten.
3. Sweetbread mushroom
Sweetbread mushroom(Clitopilus prunulus) is commonly found in grasslands, and it may be solitary or found among others of its kind. It exudes a characteristic odor reminiscent of raw pastry, responsible for its alternative common name of "the sweetbread mushroom." Foraging is discouraged for this mushroom, as its appearance is too similar to a deadly species.
4. Olive brittlegill
The cap is convex when young, soon flat, yellowish-olive when young which develops into rusty brown; up to 15 cm in diameter. The gills are cream, deep ochre when old and rather crowded and brittle. The spores are yellow. The stem is strong and evenly thick, often pale pink. The flesh is firm, white, and is without smell and has a mild taste.
5. Golden chanterelle
Golden chanterelle mushrooms are popular in gourmet cuisine across Europe, where they grow wild during the warm (but not too hot) months. Similar species grow in other countries. Extremely popular with foragers, the golden chanterelle emits an apricot-like scent and contains an array of nutrients that benefit the human body. Several studies suggest consuming extremely large amounts may have detrimental effects on the eyes and muscles.
6. Red cracking bolete
The red cracking bolete mushroom is considered difficult to accurately identify, due to its similarity in many ways to others of its genus. It seems to occur only rarely around the northern hemisphere, but it may have been misclassified in some sources. In spite of the name, the surface of the red cracking bolete's cap only rarely appears "cracked."
7. Rooting shank
Rooting shank has been known by over a dozen names throughout the years. Despite this identity crisis, this rooting shank is not difficult to recognize due to its distinctive long stem, much of which is often hiding in the soil. This mushroom can most frequently be found on stumps or deadwood beneath the ground.
8. Common puffball
These puffy mushrooms grow in small groups on the forest floor. Once they're mature, common puffballs turn yellow and "puff out" smoke-like spore clouds when disturbed. Be very careful when identifying these mushrooms, as their young, immature form looks very similar to the lethal Deathcap.
9. Salmon milkcap
Upon gazing upon the cap of the salmon milkcap, you might notice that the color resembles the shiny back of a salmon. This coloration inspired its scientific name, Lactarius salmonicolor. Just as it looks, the species name means "of the color of salmon." They sprout up predominately under the canopies of Fir trees.
10. Sheathed woodtuft
The sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) is a fairly distinctive species that can be found growing in clusters on dead or dying wood in temperate areas across the world. This mushroom's cap has the unusual trait of being highly hygrophanous - this means that its color changes significantly with changes in moisture level. In the case of the sheathed woodtuft, moist individuals are deep orange brown while dry individuals are a lighter brown or buff color.
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