Every hunter has his own secrets in catching the beast. He knows exactly his habits, habitats, etc. A lover of quiet hunting can also tell a lot of interesting things. And when you go hunting for the king of mushrooms, you definitely need to have some knowledge and skills: where it lives, when it grows. In the people, the royal mushroom is a boletus or porcini mushroom. It got its name, firstly, for its majestic appearance, and secondly, for its unusually tasty and tender flesh. Royal mushroom (photo below) tastes very similar to chicken. So what does it look like and where can you find it? And are there any other contenders for this title?
Royal mushroom - white
This representative looks very presentable, it is, perhaps, impossible to confuse with any other mushroom. The hat is large, cushion-shaped, 10-20 cm in diameter. The color varies from dirty pink to light brown. The pulp is fleshy, with a pleasant pronounced mushroom smell. The leg is cylindrical, slightlycurved. Mushroom royal (boletus) belongs to category I (absolutely edible). It can be eaten fresh, dried, pickled and s alted. Boletus grows in oak and mixed forests, on clay soils. You can collect it from May to November.
Royal mushroom - camelina
Many lovers of forest delicacies consider saffron milk mushrooms to be the royal mushroom. It is to them that they give this honorary title. In addition to the bright color, which is not lost during heat treatment and canning, mushrooms have the highest taste. They belong, like mushrooms, to category I. Habitat - pine forest. Mushrooms grow, as a rule, in families in the form of lines and ribbons.
Royal mushroom - ram
The statement that how many people, so many opinions, in this matter can be rephrased as follows: "How many people, so many royal mushrooms." In some mushroom picker reference books, the royal title is given to a very rare and tasty mushroom - a ram. His appearance is very interesting - curly. The flesh, according to sources, resembles the pulp of boiled chicken. This mushroom is listed in the Red Book. Grows under oaks, hornbeams, chestnuts. Less commonly, it can be found in pine forests. Grows in single specimens. Collect this "prince" from July to September.
Royal mushroom - "royal eggs"
Meet another representative of the royal family - the Royal Mushroom, also known as the "royal eggs", also known as Caesar's. During the Roman Empire, it was consideredthe best of mushrooms. This is the only type of fly agaric that can be eaten. It grows in the Caucasus. It is a kind of egg, from which something resembling a fly agaric grows. Only the cap is slightly lighter and without white dots, it reaches 20 cm in diameter. In a young mushroom, the cap is convex, but becomes flat with time. The leg is light yellow. The pulp is yellow, with a pleasant mushroom smell. The fungus grows only in warm climates. It prefers deciduous forests, but can also wander into coniferous forests.
Memo to the hunter
When going mushroom fishing, follow the only rule - collect only those mushrooms that you are 200% sure of. Good luck on your quiet hunt! And the royal catch!
