Just had a batch of this sprout on a tulip poplar stump from a tree cut down 3 years ago. It did not look as good as this photo and was not harvested.

The woods behind the house produce a lot of this, as well as the occasional morel- which locals call dryland fish. I suspect we also get the psychedelic kind, but their appearance is so close to deadly ones in this area; and I am not a gambler.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting, I've never heard of morels called dryland fish. I can see it from a taste perspective. We don't have a psychedelic mimic of the morel but we have what we call a beefsteak which is the Gyromitra esculenta.

[–] Xulai@mander.xyz 1 points 14 hours ago

I was unclear- I didn’t mean a psychedelic version of morel.

I meant the different mushroom species commonly used for such purposes.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Looks like Chicken Of The Pond to me.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't that just duck?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

damn my bad

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

would this be duck-of-the-woods?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 hours ago

do you have to unravel my whole life in one go??

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does it distribute tiny swords?

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Strange fungus lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic mycology.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, until the tiny uprising it did

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Definitely some water fowl. Maybe a water hen?

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Love that username.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

Back at ya.

[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does it taste like Chicken Of The fil-A?

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Yes, but without the homophobia.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was never fortunate enough to catch them in their prime, but according to a friend of mine "it all just tastes like mushroom to me."

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You have to cook it right, and season it right too! The quality of the mushroom makes a big difference as well (that one looks like a good one!)

It's really quite remarkable when done right.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree, but a well cooked mushroom will provide you with the right texture. The seasoning and browning will provide flavor.

I've cooked oyster mushrooms that tasted a lot like scallops, but if you search for it, the mushroom taste is there. I guess my friend is just more sensitive to it. Doesn't keep him from foraging, cooking, and enjoying them.

The ones I've tried that have a stronger good flavor in addition to mushroom flavor are chestnut mushrooms and chanterelles. A++.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've never tried chestnut mushrooms before. Chanterelles are excellent though, I really enjoy their natural spicyness, kind of a peppery sort of flavor.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Chanterelles are my favorite by far. I'm yet to try morels though, and I've heard its praises.