Each hunter has his secrets in catching the beast. He knows exactly his habits, habitat, etc. A lover of quiet hunting can also tell a lot of interesting things. And when going hunting for the king of mushrooms, it is certainly necessary to possess some knowledge and skills: where he lives, when he grows. Among the people, the royal mushroom is a boletus or porcini mushroom. It got its name, firstly, for its magnificent appearance, and secondly, for its unusually tasty and tender flesh. Royal mushroom (photo below) tastes very similar to chicken. So how does he look and where to look for him? And are there any more pretenders to this title?
King Mushroom - White
This representative looks very presentable, it is perhaps impossible to confuse it with any other mushroom. The hat is large, pillow-shaped, 10-20 cm in diameter. Color varies from dirty pink to light brown. The pulp is fleshy, with a pleasant pronounced mushroom smell. The leg is cylindrical, slightly curved. Royal mushroom (boletus) belongs to the I category (absolutely edible). You can eat it fresh, dried, pickled and salted. Boletus grows in oak and mixed forests, on clay soils. It can be collected from May to November.
Royal mushroom - saffron milk cap
Many lovers of forest delicacies consider mushrooms to be the royal mushroom. They give them this honorary title. In addition to the bright color, which is not lost during heat treatment and canning, saffron mushrooms have the highest taste. They belong, like boletus, to category I. The habitat is a pine forest. Mushrooms grow, as a rule, with families in the form of lines and ribbons.
King Mushroom - ram
The statement that there are so many people, there are so many opinions in this matter can be rephrased as follows: "How many people, so many royal mushrooms." In some mushroom pickers, the royal title is given to a very rare and tasty mushroom - ram. He looks very interesting - curly. The pulp, according to sources, resembles the pulp of boiled chicken. This mushroom is listed in the Red Book. Grows under oaks, hornbeams, chestnuts. Less commonly, it can be found in pine forests. It grows in single instances. Collect this "prince" from July to September.
King Mushroom - “royal eggs”
Meet another representative of the royal family - the Royal Mushroom, aka “royal eggs”, aka Caesar. During the Roman times, it was considered the best of mushrooms. This is the only kind of fly agaric that can be eaten. It grows in the Caucasus. It is a sort of egg, from which something resembling a fly agaric grows. Only the hat is a little lighter and without white dots, in diameter reaches 20 cm. For a young mushroom, the hat is convex, but eventually becomes flat. Leg is light yellow. The pulp is yellow, with a pleasant mushroom smell. The mushroom grows only in warm climates. Prefers deciduous forests, but can "wander" and coniferous forest.
Hunter Memo
When going out to the mushroom industry, adhere to the only rule - pick only those mushrooms in which you are 200% sure. Good luck on a quiet hunt! And the royal catch!
