Valui is a mushroom that belongs to the genus Russula. Thanks to his shiny, as if varnished hat, he is clearly visible in the forest. In wet weather, it is slimy and sticky. In the people, this mushroom is called "goby". Freshly cut valui sometimes has a not very pleasant smell. However, it completely disappears after s alting.
Description
Valuy is a mushroom that has a yellow-brown, yellowish-white or ocher hue. It is almost spherical in shape. However, over time, the hat straightens and flattens. In the middle, it becomes slightly depressed. This sign is very important for the identification of the value. In its shape and color, this mushroom slightly resembles a white mushroom, especially from afar. Sometimes it happens that mushroom pickers make mistakes at a distance, and then cruelly “revenge” for their mistake, kicking and trampling the valui with their feet. This mushroom is very common. However, when collecting, you need to pay attention to the age of the specimens. Old mushrooms are generally unfit for human consumption as they are completely worm infested.
The valuu hat can grow up to 12 cm in diameter. In young mushrooms, the plates are white, but over time they turn yellow. The flesh is white, on fractures and cuts it gradually darkens and becomes brown. In rainy and dry weather, the mushroom smell completely disappears. Valui is a mushroom with a cylindrical leg, which can grow up to 10 cm in length. It is hollow inside. In adult specimens, irregularly shaped cavities appear in the leg. Because of this, it becomes fragile and loose. It is believed that in the first 5 days of life, the stem of this mushroom grows faster than the cap. After about 7 days, the roles change. The hat overtakes the leg in growth. The mushroom juice is slightly bitter.
Distribution and habitat
Valui is a mushroom that grows in deciduous and mixed forests. In purely coniferous arrays, it is almost never found. The first specimens begin to germinate in July. Fruiting continues until mid-autumn. For some reason, this interesting mushroom, due to some obscure tradition, is considered worthless and almost never collected, although most mushroom pickers know that it is edible. Valui is widely distributed in the European part of the Russian Federation, in the Far East and in Siberia. In the forest, he likes wet places. As a rule, if one copy was found, then others will surely be found nearby. Such sociable valui-mushrooms. Photos of them can be seen in this article.
Culinary Use
Valuy - the mushroom is very tasty. However, its legs should not be eaten. Only hats are suitable for culinary use. Of course, this mushroom will not be able to competewith white or saffron milk, but many connoisseurs consider its taste worthy of attention. Valuy is suitable only for pickling and s alting. Before this, it is advisable to soak the mushrooms for two days.
Valuy is a false mushroom
The poisonous "double" of this macromycete is hebeloma. People call it a horseradish mushroom because of the specific smell of horseradish or radish. She is found everywhere. In wet weather, droplets of liquid collect on it; in dry weather, brownish spots remain in their place. By smell and these signs, it is possible to differentiate real valui from hebeloma.
