Royal mushroom received such an unusual name from the people. In scientific literature, it is called a golden flake. 150 varieties are known all over the world, thirty of which are found in our country. This fruit is a great addition to dishes and belongs to the fourth category in nutritional value. In this article you will learn how royal mushrooms look, where they like to grow and what can be prepared from them.
Description of mushrooms
Royal honey agaric (golden flake) fully corresponds to its name in appearance and size. The diameter of the cap reaches 20 cm, and its surface resembles a small crown or a spiked ball of golden or pinkish color. Old mushrooms appear rusty or dull yellow. White frequent plates hide under a hat. The pulp of a young mushroom is light. His leg is thin, if we compare it with the size of the hat (thickness 1-2 cm, height up to 15 cm). There are small scales on it. Mushrooms mushrooms, the photo of which is presented in the article, look very unusual and fabulous.
Favorable environment for royal mushrooms
Golden flakes can be found in deciduous forests. They can grow directly on trees (alder, willow), sometimes they can be found on birch stumps. It is better to search for this gift of nature from the end of July to mid-October, however, the young fruits are very similar to ordinary and false mushrooms. They grow in groups throughout Russia.
Where to collect honey mushrooms in the suburbs?
After heavy rains there is a desire to go to the forest for mushrooms. In the suburbs there are several places in which there are more chances to collect a lot of crops. Mushroom picker can go in the Kiev direction through the stations Alabino and Selyatino. In the areas of the Zosimov desert and Rassudov, one can find not only honey agarics, but also boletus, butterflies, chanterelles, mushrooms, porcini mushrooms.
Royal mushrooms can be collected in the vicinity of Iksha station and to the Tourist platform. It is found on both sides of the tracks. To gain a lot of fruit, you will need to inspect places 1.5-3 kilometers from the railway.
Even these amazing gifts of nature are found in forests located in the interval from Zelenogradskaya station to Abramtsevo (in the Yaroslavl direction). True, some mushroom pickers believe that in this place the fruits are of poor quality.
You can meet the royal mushrooms in the Volokolamsk direction, in the north of the Opaliha station towards the village of Saburovo and in the south of the village of Nikolskoye-Uryupino. Getting to the forest is better on foot, because it is impossible to drive by car. The mushroom picker will have to walk about 2-3 kilometers.
Fans of picking mushrooms can go to the forests located in the area of Andreevka and Maryino (Leningrad direction). The route should start from the Radishchevo platform. In these places you can find honey mushrooms, chanterelles, butterfish, porcini mushrooms, mushrooms, brown boletus, russula.
Cooking Application and Composition
Royal mushroom is eaten only after boiling. It will make a delicious salad, soup or sauce. Some housewives even make an amazing pie and marinade from these mushrooms.
The composition of the product includes: dietary fiber, fatty acids, mono- and disaccharides, water. Another golden flake contains minerals (magnesium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, potassium) and vitamins (PP, B1, B2, C, E).
