Many cultures, including our own, once considered hunting mushrooms aberrant behavior. They are, after all, a sometimes filthy and occasionally deadly fungus. William Delisle Hay, a 19th Century British mycologist, wrote that a mushroom hunter was often “regarded as a sort of idiot among the lower orders. No fad or hobby is esteemed so...
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Washington and Oregon are in the midst of a mushroom-boom. The weather this fall has created nearly ideal conditions for the delicate delicacies. Correspondent Anna King reports. Some might shiver to see a sliver of mushroom on their salad. But some people actually love mushrooms so much they hike into the woods with a...
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Thanks to a rainy spring, morel mushroom are popping up all over the Northwest. That means an abundance at local farmers markets. Today on the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand is going to follow morels from the market right into the kitchen — and get advice on cooking these highly...
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This time of year Idahoans will begin to see mushrooms popping up in the mountains, on the Greenbelt, in fields and all over their own backyards. But unless you’re a mushroom expert (or have a trusted friend who is), it’s far safer to hunt for mushrooms in an environment free of potentially poisonous fungi...
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