Kingdom Fungi

[SKT]

Can’t remember if I’ve posted about this before but we get Chanterelles every year under our Pin Oaks. Apologies for the poor pic

[seawolf]

@SKT Hell yes! What do you like to make with them?

[SKT]

@seawolf honestly it’s been a tough sell to get my kids to eat them just sautéed so I’ve held off being more adventurous. If you have a good recipe let me know and I’ll try it out next time we have a bunch pop up

[seawolf]

@SKT recipes? No. But I’ve used them before for various things. One of my favorites was boudin blanc with a chanterelle cream sauce. I seared the sausage, put it into porcelain ramekins, spooned some of the mushrooms and sauce over the sausage, and blasted it in the oven until it was piping hot and golden brown.

[SKT]

@seawolf I’m hungry reading this. Will investigate and give it a try. Thanks!

[twin]

Found this one last week.

[Oaktavia]

@twin birch polypore? Saw some on a stump by my driveway the other week.

[jfk1117]

@SKT with my mushrooms I tend to put them in the oven at 250F for 20 minutes and then put in skillet with butter melted. It’s makes the outside crispy, locks the moisture and makes them tender inside as well.

[SKT]

@jfk1117 I’ll give this a try next time I have a crop. Thanks!

[Aetas]

At one of my daily walks with the dog.
Looks like today was the high peak.

[seawolf]

@Aetas Holy shit!

[Oaktavia]

@Aetas Burch polypore?

[seawolf]

Chicken of the woods? (I know nothing about mushrooms beyond the dozen or so that I’ve worked with over the years)

[Oaktavia]

@seawolf I think this one actually might be black staining polypore. COTW is bright orange and yellow while BSPP is more muted in color.

[seawolf]

What say you, @Aetas ?

[Aetas]

@seawolf @Oaktavia
As far as I could find out, it is a ‘Bondarzewia berkeleyi’ or also called ‘Berkeley's polypore’.

[seawolf]

That was my next guess

[Aetas]

Found some more.

[Oaktavia]

@seawolf said in Kingdom Fungi:

That was my next guess

Lol so many varieties!

[Bridger]

I have been avoiding this thread as I thought KF was another niche Japanese brand that I shouldn't be spending my money on!

Now I realise I too have been kept in the dark.