Hold the oysters
and bring on
the pheasants.
So about that oyster mushroom that I was told had grown out back...
It was actually a pheasant's back mushroom instead of an oysters; Polyporus squamosus and not Pleurotus pulmonarius. They're still edible, obviously, since I'm writing to you from the kitchen and not the intensive care unit.
Michael Kuo, the Mushroom Expert, gave me a second opinion after I checked P. pulmonarius and saw that it didn't match what I had. Even though Kuo and others don't care for the taste of Polyporus, it would seem that we found some young specimens, which aren't as chewy as what's commonly found (I certainly liked it).
If I have time, then I'll harvest a couple of these large specimens that I found the day after our supposed oyster dinner.
Polyporus is also called Dryad's saddle, which is a reference to the female tree spirits of yore.
It was actually a pheasant's back mushroom instead of an oysters; Polyporus squamosus and not Pleurotus pulmonarius. They're still edible, obviously, since I'm writing to you from the kitchen and not the intensive care unit.
Michael Kuo, the Mushroom Expert, gave me a second opinion after I checked P. pulmonarius and saw that it didn't match what I had. Even though Kuo and others don't care for the taste of Polyporus, it would seem that we found some young specimens, which aren't as chewy as what's commonly found (I certainly liked it).
If I have time, then I'll harvest a couple of these large specimens that I found the day after our supposed oyster dinner.
Polyporus is also called Dryad's saddle, which is a reference to the female tree spirits of yore.
Hold the oysters
and bring on
the pheasants.
mr damon, 09:53
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