And even with a good guide: always be very careful. In my country we are seeing a rise of cases where migrants end up dead or with severe organ damage, because they confuse our indigenous deadly mushrooms with edible mushrooms from their country. And it’s hard to blame them, turns out that some species look so much alike that even experts have trouble telling the difference.
So be careful out there and make sure your guide is suited for the area you’re in.
Thanks for all the info! I did have a nugget size portion myself first in case there was any sudden reaction, then we had it later for dinner. It was growing from a living tree but it wasn’t a Yew.
It tasted like mushroomy chicken! Texture is very close. Also it was incredibly filling and I feel like it has supercharged me for the day haha
You’re welcome. I’m jealous, I’ve never tried it before! How did you cook it, on its own or in something? I always imagined having it as part of a creamy pasta dish for some reason.
Yeah it would probably work very well as you described. We had it battered and fried in a southern BBQ style with mash potatoes and collard greens, just delicious and I can’t overstate how filling it is haha
Sounds delicious! I think you might be on to something for a vegan fried chicken replacement.
I would do a jackfruit vs chicken mushroom blind test if I had access to the ingredients.
I’ve seen this same comment 100 times, and it’s less intelligent than an LLM.
If you talk to actual computer scientists studying these things, they call it intelligence. It doesn’t matter how stupid it is sometimes. All intelligences make mistakes, even confident mistakes. It doesn’t matter that its “just a language model”. Intelligence, when reasonably defined, includes algorithms that produce intelligent output. LLMs absolutely produce intelligent output. What LLMs are not is general artificial intelligence, and they’re not sapient, but they are still intelligent.
You are the second person I've met that understands the difference between AI and AGI. It might not mean much to you, but it means a lot to me. I found my people!
The problem lies in how laymen interpret the phrase “intelligence”. I fully understand and agree with your argument in respect to the technical definition and usage, but laymen will not care enough to understand that, and they’re creating dangerous situations because of it.
Very cool, thanks for sharing. I appreciated the information on cultivation. I’ve tried to germinate some seeds but not had any luck so far. Not sure how well they would do in my hot climate anyway, though I have seen a handful of trees around so it is possible.
I’ve started seeing seedlings online for sale. It’s a little more expensive but maybe worth the try if you want something different and low maintenance
Countless critters will have lived, procreated and defecated on anything you find in nature, that’s how nature works.
The things that don’t get edible after a rinse and/or cook are the things we call poisonous :P
As to traffic and road pollution, I actually checked with our national agricultural university how careful you should be, and they basically said: “maybe don’t pick the closest 30 cm, but beyond that a rinse is plenty”.
@Reverendender Hi Neighbor! Yes, there are groups in Rhode Island that forage for mushrooms. There are a ton of places to go in South County. Chicken of the woods is very common, and is in bloom right now. My friends from Westerly are very hush hush about where the best spots are.
Mushroom varieties are different from place to place, so make sure the book you get applies to the varieties your local area. I have no idea which mushrooms you have in Rhode Island, but it couldn’t hurt to look around.
Unless you pick the wrong mushrooms, then it could hurt a lot.
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