I have just cooked and eaten my first self unaided foraged mushroom. The Parasol. Thanks for your help identifying. It wasclovely. Pan fried in butter and also added to a butter chicken sauce. Delish!
Just found a whole bag full in Slapton Ley near Dartmouth ..... Bit wary, so I found your website. Thank you so much... There is no red when cutting or picking them, as you stated, so thank you. Looking forward to soup tonight. Yay!
i found some of these a few years ago, they had a lot of maggot holes in them but i was so chuffed to find em i eat them anyway. i fried em in butter and they were amazing, best tasting mushroom i ever found.
I've eaten loads of these over the years marlow. They good soup. White gills don't make soup go brown. We get shaggies as well in a local wood. Great vid again marlow. Thanks bud.
These grow a lot in the forest very close to my home since I live in village, here in Bosnia. There was really a lot of them in october, I mean reeeally a lot, like forest was flodded ha ha. Besides, they still grow even now at the end of November and wondering when they're going to stop. It's really a great mushroom.
Forgot to say, I found one once sooo big it was amazing to see. Even more, it was so perfectly looking and I was wondering how the stem could actually hold onto such huge cap. I was so amazed. I guess they love the conditions here and soil.
snake scales up the stem, will have a skirt, will turn up at old age, will have a nipple, globular at young age, white spores, warts on top these mushrooms are amazing to eat
Scaly hat with uneven edge and brown umbo at the center, gills thicker in the middle and not grown into the stipe, stipe hollow, scaly and lacking volva with movable ring. Dipped in egg and breadcrumb, han fried - tastes like Wienna schnitzel, great alternative for vegetarians.
i love these ones another characteristic is you can break of self-foot from the hat and there is no connection between them just look like little round and smooth socket
Hi Marlow, thanks for another lesson. Found a couple of shaggy parasols locally in a evergreen treeline . Just the video to set me straight . I did have a little nibble tho, after Googleing yew tree identification, tasted nice... More research on the shaggy then.. hey.. found my first chicken if the woods this year.. may time..on a 5 ft felled stump. Was ab fab in the pan with egg and breadcrumbs. 👍👍👍👍
November 9th 2023 theres a fully formed one in my sheep paddock (i guess sheep don't eat them? ). Perfect vid, I shall pick it tomorrow as it seems to be a perfect match.
Very informative. Pointers such as the snake like skin are really helpful, thank you. I found x5 of these a couple of days ago, the cap was quite spongy to the touch.... don't know if that's typical, perhaps something to do with all the rain recently ? Big thanks again.
Yes the flesh tends to be pretty spongy, almost marshmallows-like texture. Very nutty odour and (another key identifier) when you cut it, the flesh stays white. It doesn’t change colour with exposure to air.
In the US, the false parasol is chlorophyllum molybdites. Nicknamed ' the vomiter", bec it makes nearly everyone who ingests it ill, it's only difference from the parasol is it's green spores. I don't know if it is present in the UK [ true parasol has white spores]
they are very versatile, we even use them baked slowly as a mushroom pizza base. They are a strong mushroomy flavour. Texture wise a bit looser than shop bought mushrooms so not so great for staying firm in sauces, but they do add good flavour.
I've cooked them as part of an English breakfast, minus the eggs. It paired well with the bacon, sausages, beans etc. Overall I'd say to treat them like massive, mutant sized button mushrooms.
In Poland we put them into milk for a few minutes and then we run them through egg and breadcrumbs and then fry in a pan with oil. Personally I use a mix of pork fat and colza oil, but some people use butter instead.
thanks for the help, it seem we are surrounded by them, i am no expert but would love to have at least one mushroom that i can identify to eat, ive seen other people picking them, they are huge ! literally dinner plate size, year after year ive been pondering over them. i think now's the time to try one. ive read the books watched the videos on you tube, but have nether trusted my judgement in the past. thanks for a clear video. take care
so i saw hundreds of these today in a woodland in Wiltshire. I really could not quite believe how many i saw. I took a few home, as i've never tried them before. I just was surprised as I didn't exepct to see them in November. Does anyone know how long they take to grow into the huge dinner plate sizes, as i saw some real monsters today!
I’m so sorry that happened to you! But your comment is great info for other foragers. I just looked up that mushroom after reading your comment and it really does resemble the edible parasol. Yikes, it’s even nicknamed the “vomiter” 😬 It lacks the snakeskin base that the edible parasol mushroom has, so that seems to be a very important identifier.
@@robotlove3000 also, the gills turn to green after few hours from picking them (due to the spores). Always safe to take a spore print though, it’s one of the best ways to identify mushrooms and avoid potentially dangerous lookalikes.
@wild food UK We are being warned in Portugal to beware of a false version of this mushroom that can be letal.. Macrolepiota venenata. I was trying to learn how to identify it but it seems to not be recent and not to much is said about it. Do you have any video about this or could you make one? Don't know if you have this false twin there.
best way to id this family of mushrooms its the size the leg and the shape.but for someone new the basic id is the meat of this mushroom.when u cut it must stsy white.if will change colour to orange or red then its toxic
The Lepiota brunneoincarnata will not normally grow beyond 5cm in diameter when fully opened. A Parasol mushroom can grow up to 25cm in diameter, sometimes even bigger! We say not to pick a Parasol under 12cm in diameter just to be on the safe side.
Be very careful with mushrooms that have *a ring or scarf under the cap.* Most of those with the round scarf are poisonous. The one in the video is an exception.
There are many mushrooms with an annulus that are forageable. The thing is just to educate yourself about them (individually) and become familiar with them through experience. I realize this comment is well meant and out of concern for possibly (some) Amanita species and others with an annulus that are not, forageable and could be toxic. Each mushroom genus and species needs to be looked at individually and learned individually and no blanket statement really applies to them as a whole.
Thanks for helping me learn these different kinds of mushrooms. That's awesome
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I have just cooked and eaten my first self unaided foraged mushroom. The Parasol. Thanks for your help identifying. It wasclovely. Pan fried in butter and also added to a butter chicken sauce. Delish!
Best video I´ve seen on how to identify a parasol. Thanks.
Absolutely beautiful specimen there. Thank you for sharing your find. The Parasol is one of my all time favourites species.
I've only seen pictures of them and didn't realisethey were that large.
Hundreds of these just popped up where I live! Awesome
In Hungary this is one of the most popular specie. We call it "nagy őzláb" it means : "Great/Big deerleg".
Just found a whole bag full in Slapton Ley near Dartmouth .....
Bit wary, so I found your website.
Thank you so much...
There is no red when cutting or picking them, as you stated, so thank you.
Looking forward to soup tonight.
Yay!
Great to know! It appears that my phone app misidentified a shaggy as the edible parasol. Glad I watched this
i found some of these a few years ago, they had a lot of maggot holes in them but i was so chuffed to find em i eat them anyway. i fried em in butter and they were amazing, best tasting mushroom i ever found.
I found some parasols in the goat pen, got " Mushroom Fever " now! Happy picking from Canada!
I've eaten loads of these over the years marlow. They good soup. White gills don't make soup go brown. We get shaggies as well in a local wood. Great vid again marlow. Thanks bud.
A very good tasting mushroom👍
These grow a lot in the forest very close to my home since I live in village, here in Bosnia. There was really a lot of them in october, I mean reeeally a lot, like forest was flodded ha ha. Besides, they still grow even now at the end of November and wondering when they're going to stop. It's really a great mushroom.
Forgot to say, I found one once sooo big it was amazing to see. Even more, it was so perfectly looking and I was wondering how the stem could actually hold onto such huge cap. I was so amazed. I guess they love the conditions here and soil.
Here is Tasmania we have Macrolepiota Clelandi, which looks like a much smaller version of these. And thay are absolutely delicious.
snake scales up the stem, will have a skirt, will turn up at old age, will have a nipple, globular at young age, white spores, warts on top these mushrooms are amazing to eat
Well done , I appreciate your effort .
You are GREAT! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.
Love this video👍
Scaly hat with uneven edge and brown umbo at the center, gills thicker in the middle and not grown into the stipe, stipe hollow, scaly and lacking volva with movable ring. Dipped in egg and breadcrumb, han fried - tastes like Wienna schnitzel, great alternative for vegetarians.
Another great video added to our playlist.
nice find...found some Winter Chanterelle at the weekend.
I quite like the shaggies too - they are very tasty when cooked.
You are one of the lucky ones then. No vomiting for you
We also have these beautiful and delicious mushrooms in Lithuania :) In our language we say Žvynabudė :) Sometimes I say Skėtis :D
Thank you! I just found two in the forest behind my house in Aquitaine, France. Going to check on them tomorrow and hopefully will pick to eat.
I have delicately fried these mushrooms in garlic butter and they are fantastic. They almost have a fleshy meat texture to them.
i love these ones another characteristic is you can break of self-foot from the hat and there is no connection between them just look like little round and smooth socket
My favourite mushroom to eat! Deep fried in tempura batter mmmm.
It smells nice too. Has this nutty smell...
I believe Chlorophyllum rhacodes is the present scientific name for the shaggy parasol (formerly Macrolepiota rhacodes). Thanks for the vid.
Hi Marlow, thanks for another lesson. Found a couple of shaggy parasols locally in a evergreen treeline . Just the video to set me straight . I did have a little nibble tho, after Googleing yew tree identification, tasted nice... More research on the shaggy then.. hey.. found my first chicken if the woods this year.. may time..on a 5 ft felled stump. Was ab fab in the pan with egg and breadcrumbs. 👍👍👍👍
These are great in eggwash and deepfried or made into a powder to enchance sauces
You can dry them, pulverize them and keep them in glass jars forever to use as an umami booster in sauces and stuff.
November 9th 2023 theres a fully formed one in my sheep paddock (i guess sheep don't eat them? ). Perfect vid, I shall pick it tomorrow as it seems to be a perfect match.
Very informative. Pointers such as the snake like skin are really helpful, thank you. I found x5 of these a couple of days ago, the cap was quite spongy to the touch.... don't know if that's typical, perhaps something to do with all the rain recently ? Big thanks again.
Yes the flesh tends to be pretty spongy, almost marshmallows-like texture. Very nutty odour and (another key identifier) when you cut it, the flesh stays white. It doesn’t change colour with exposure to air.
Whew close one, thanks 😅
Thanks mate 👍
how does the 'false parasol' differ from the edible parasol? or is that just another name for the shaggy?
In the US, the false parasol is chlorophyllum molybdites. Nicknamed ' the vomiter", bec it makes nearly everyone who ingests it ill, it's only difference from the parasol is it's green spores. I don't know if it is present in the UK [ true parasol has white spores]
How do you recommend cooking them .Everybody says you MUST cook them with eggs?
they are very versatile, we even use them baked slowly as a mushroom pizza base. They are a strong mushroomy flavour. Texture wise a bit looser than shop bought mushrooms so not so great for staying firm in sauces, but they do add good flavour.
I've cooked them as part of an English breakfast, minus the eggs. It paired well with the bacon, sausages, beans etc.
Overall I'd say to treat them like massive, mutant sized button mushrooms.
In Poland we put them into milk for a few minutes and then we run them through egg and breadcrumbs and then fry in a pan with oil. Personally I use a mix of pork fat and colza oil, but some people use butter instead.
In Romania we call these "pălăria şarpelui" (snake's hat)
thanks for the help, it seem we are surrounded by them, i am no expert but would love to have at least one mushroom that i can identify to eat, ive seen other people picking them, they are huge ! literally dinner plate size, year after year ive been pondering over them. i think now's the time to try one. ive read the books watched the videos on you tube, but have nether trusted my judgement in the past. thanks for a clear video. take care
I still have not found chanterelles. I've searched and searched. No joy. Any tips.
Mossy old beech woods is where to look :)
Marlow Renton thanks marlow
so i saw hundreds of these today in a woodland in Wiltshire. I really could not quite believe how many i saw. I took a few home, as i've never tried them before. I just was surprised as I didn't exepct to see them in November. Does anyone know how long they take to grow into the huge dinner plate sizes, as i saw some real monsters today!
What causes those lumps in the ground? 🤔
mainly ants..
Ya totally ate a green spored “false” parasol and vomited all night in the ER 🥴
I’m so sorry that happened to you! But your comment is great info for other foragers. I just looked up that mushroom after reading your comment and it really does resemble the edible parasol. Yikes, it’s even nicknamed the “vomiter” 😬 It lacks the snakeskin base that the edible parasol mushroom has, so that seems to be a very important identifier.
@@robotlove3000 also, the gills turn to green after few hours from picking them (due to the spores). Always safe to take a spore print though, it’s one of the best ways to identify mushrooms and avoid potentially dangerous lookalikes.
Looks a lot like our green gilled Lepiotas.
It does look a lot like it, but that one isn't native to the UK.
Wild Food UK Still crops up occasionally in greenhouses
@wild food UK We are being warned in Portugal to beware of a false version of this mushroom that can be letal.. Macrolepiota venenata. I was trying to learn how to identify it but it seems to not be recent and not to much is said about it. Do you have any video about this or could you make one? Don't know if you have this false twin there.
Smaller and ring dissapears with time. Rather pinkish areas than brown scales on the hat and stipe. Never collect mushrooms in young stage.
best way to id this family of mushrooms its the size the leg and the shape.but for someone new the basic id is the meat of this mushroom.when u cut it must stsy white.if will change colour to orange or red then its toxic
Thank you for excellent video! Please help to distinguish it from similar look-alike deadly poisonous mushroom Lepiota brunneoincarnata
The Lepiota brunneoincarnata will not normally grow beyond 5cm in diameter when fully opened. A Parasol mushroom can grow up to 25cm in diameter, sometimes even bigger! We say not to pick a Parasol under 12cm in diameter just to be on the safe side.
Thank you for the comment. Also I would add absence of ring and different stem surface
@@WildFoodUK1 so definitely no snakeskin patten on the stem of the lepiota brunneoincarnata?
The shaggy parasol in my opinion slightly edges it in the flavour department over the parasol. Not that i would turn my nose up at either
Be very careful with mushrooms that have *a ring or scarf under the cap.*
Most of those with the round scarf are poisonous. The one in the video is an exception.
There are many mushrooms with an annulus that are forageable. The thing is just to educate yourself about them (individually) and become familiar with them through experience. I realize this comment is well meant and out of concern for possibly (some) Amanita species and others with an annulus that are not, forageable and could be toxic. Each mushroom genus and species needs to be looked at individually and learned individually and no blanket statement really applies to them as a whole.
Oh I guess that makes the agaricus family poisonous. Better throw out those field mushrooms.
I'm gutted, I had these in my old house back garden and I assumed they were poisonous
you have to TWIST from the soil
iv eaten these almost taste like chicken
It's a Big 8 stem under that mushroom
Didn't know it grew on grass.
DayZ brung me here
Why pull it out though, leave it alone
Mr Mushies he is gonna eat it silly
if it has a green spore print then dont eat it ...!