Tag: wild edible mushrooms

Lobster Mushrooms – Hypomyces Lactifluorum

February 5, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com9 CommentsMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, Uncategorized, Weird MushroomsCalifornia, lactarius, lobster mushroom, lobster mushrooms, mushroom hunting, North Carolina, Oregon, russula, wild edible mushrooms

The lobster mushroom, Latin name Hypomyces lactifluorum, is a delicious edible wild mushroom that fruits in the summer and fall in a wide array of habitats around North America. It has a signature fragrance and flavor that is very akin to seafood, and Read More

Fly Agaric (Amanita Muscaria) Mushrooms – A Cautionary Tale

January 21, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com1 CommentMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Stories, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, Trippy Mushrooms, Weird MushroomsAmanita muscaria, amanitas, coccora mushroom, edible mushrooms, fly agaric, foraging for mushrooms, gourmet mushrooms, magic mushrooms, mushroom hunting, mushroom trip, Santa Cruz, wild edible mushrooms, wild mushrooms, wildcraft

Let me tell you a little story about a woman who accidentally went on an Amanita muscaria trip; I interviewed her in 2011 at the Sonoma County Mycological Association’s annual retreat near Occidental, California, and she told me straight off that “I’m Read More