FST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aflatoxin B1, Ergotism, Gonorrhea
18 Sep 2017
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Cap made of pileus on top and gills on underside. Gills lined w/ basidia which have basidiospores and basidium. The brown is just residual peat moss from certain growers or a different cultivar. Porcini: meat-like texture, earthy and somewhat nutty flavor. Chanterelles: slightly spicy edge (characteristic of forest/field where they grew, gastric distress is released by chanterelles especially if they"re undercooked mushroom allergy/intolerance. Matsutake: pine mushroom: grown in japan and pacific northwest, appears during season of chestnuts, gingko, persimmons, new rice crop, for pound. Morels: highly prized by chefs, flavorful and delicious, honeycombed cap w/ pits and ridges and is continuous w/ the stalk. Truffles: very expensive + famous in france, can be cultivated at roots of certain oak trees, can"t be cultivated, mycorrhizal truffle is the most expensive, mushroom identification is best left to experts, who must be local. Cultivated on oak logs or in sterilized sawdust in polypropylene bags: shiitake.
