Lobster mushroom

26 · 50 minutes · These Lobster Mushroom Wontons will make you salivate at the thought of them and they taste incredible!

Today I learned how one forest floor parasite actually changes the chemical composition of its host, thereby altering its texture and flavor profile. For this reason, after the fruiting bodies of some Russula and Lactarius species become fully infected, they become highly sought-after. Additionally,

2 · 70 minutes · How to Make a Lobster Mushroom Roll- Inspired by New England Lobster Rolls

Lobster mushrooms are hands-down my favorite mushroom. Not only do they have a unique biology, but they're incredibly delicious! A lobster mushroom starts out as the mildly uninteresting, pure white Russula brevipes. Shortly after Russula brevipes emerges on the forest floor, it becomes victim to a delicious pathogen; Hypomyces lactifluorum, which usually completely covers the mushroom in a firm red-orange crust, very reminiscent of a cooked lobster shell. photo from here Sometimes the gills…

Lobster mushroom. I confess it: I've never been much of a mushroom person. But until recently the only mushrooms I'd ever eaten were button mushrooms found in the grocery store. And as much as I love to forage for wild foods, foraging for mushrooms has always scared me: Every year, I hear stories about people who've seriously poisoned themselves by picking and eating misidentified wild mushrooms. But my dad-in-law is a huge mushroom fan, and he's been telling me about a friend of his who's a…

Mushroom hunting is fun, especially when you find edible ones! Foraging for lobster mushrooms is a good for beginners, as they are easy to identify.

This amazing vegan rendition of lobster bisque is made with lobster mushrooms and cashew cream. Flavored with kelp powder to give it a real seafood flavor!

Last weekend at the Stillwater Farmers’ Market, I picked up a couple varieties of mushrooms I hadn’t had before, lobster and chicken of the woods. A local forager harvested them from area forests a…

Lobster mushrooms are the result of a parasite taking over wild mushrooms. They have a crustacean-like flavor and are cooked like any other mushroom.

When you come across lobster mushrooms in the forest, they don’t always look appetizing. Often they’re partially covered with leaves and dirt. Part of the mushroom might look nice and f…