One of the most popular mushrooms since ancient times in Russia was breast. He was even considered a symbol of Russian cuisine. But recently, fans of "silent hunting" very rarely take a white lump. Its description can be found in any book about mushrooms, but people are afraid to confuse it with inedible ones, do not know about its valuable qualities, or simply do not know how to cook it. After all, it refers to conditionally edible mushrooms because of its caustic milky juice. And before use, it must necessarily be soaked for a long time. The most commonly used mushroom is a white breast in salting and is considered one of the best for this. After all, it becomes crispy, fragrant and acquires a beautiful bluish tint. Only experienced mushroom pickers who know what a white breast looks like can feel all its valuable qualities and unique taste.
Mushroom Characterization
Mushrooms belong to conditionally edible mushrooms and abroad are not eaten at all. After all, the burning milky juice, which also turns yellow or turns red over time, makes it impossible to prepare many dishes. Therefore, this species is suitable mainly for salting. Earlier in Russia, the white mushroom mushroom was very popular. Collected and procured it in large quantities. He was even called the "king of mushrooms." What features of the breasts contributed to this?
- The name of this mushroom comes from the words "pile" or "heavy". After all, he rarely grows alone, so in one place you can pick up a lot of bunches at once.
- This mushroom has a dense pulp and large size. Even a few copies already have tangible weight.
- Due to caustic milky juice, breasts are rarely affected by pests.
- They have high nutritional qualities, as they contain more than 30% of easily digestible protein. Therefore, mushrooms replace meat.
Useful properties of this mushroom
- Lactation is a low-calorie product, therefore it is often used in dietary nutrition and helps to reduce weight.
- The composition of this fungus includes many easily digestible minerals and vitamins, the content of vitamin D is especially valuable.
- White mushroom mushroom can stabilize blood sugar, therefore it is useful for patients with diabetes.
- These mushrooms contain substances that have antibacterial properties, it is useful to use them during epidemics. They are especially active against Koch sticks. This property allows the use of milk to produce a cure for tuberculosis.
- The use of breasts positively affects the condition of the lungs and stomach, helps to cleanse the body of toxins, improves immunity, improves blood supply to the brain and soothes the nervous system.
- It is also useful for external use of loaves. They help against acne and warts.
What are the breasts
These mushrooms from the genus of lacteras are distributed mainly in the European part of Russia, in Siberia and Transbaikalia. White breasts are most appreciated. Its description is known to many mushroom pickers, but not everyone takes it. After all, there are many mushrooms similar to it. All of them belong to the category of conditionally edible, but after appropriate cooking they are considered very tasty. There are no poisonous lads, but some species can cause vomiting and diarrhea. It is not recommended to collect also old breasts due to the presence of a large amount of caustic juice. Therefore, you need to have a good idea of how the white breast looks and how it differs from its counterparts. After all, not all of them have valuable nutritional qualities.
Types of breasts
- The most valuable species is chernushka. It is suitable not only for salting, but also requires preliminary soaking. The black breast has a characteristic dark olive color.
- Redheads also belong to this family - the so-called oak breast. His hat has a yellow-orange color with concentric rings.
- The white top is a mushroom that looks like a white breast. Only he is smaller, and his hat is fluffy.
- Colored mushrooms are less popular with mushroom pickers: yellow, blue or mauve.
- Some types of mushrooms got their name because of the place of growth: aspen, oak and others.
- Another mushroom that looks like a white lump is a white diaper. It is also called "dry lump", as it does not have milky juice. It can be salted without preliminary soaking.
What does a white breast look like?
This common mushroom is fairly easy to recognize. They also call it “real breast” or “raw breast”. Its characteristic feature is the presence of caustic milky juice, which gradually changes color from white to yellowish or reddish. This and a pleasant fruity smell make it possible to distinguish white breast from other mushrooms. A photo, description and the presence of characteristic signs can be found in any book, but all the same, only experienced mushroom pickers collect the mushrooms. It’s easy to recognize them: a white plate mushroom with a flat, and eventually funnel-shaped hat. Rare records, with a slightly yellowish tinge, "run off" on the leg. The hat has wrapped inside, slightly pubescent edges. The surface of the fungus is mucous, wet. What other characteristic features does a white breast have? The description speaks of him as a large, massive mushroom, whose hat sometimes reaches 20 centimeters. But despite this, its height does not exceed 7 centimeters, since its leg is low.
