trappa 517 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Was out for a mooch today looking for fungi. Didnt find anything but jews ear fungus. Ive looked through my books and the best that they come up with is the chinese dry it and use it as an Olde worlde medicine. is there anything that i could do with it ie cooking it? could have took a carrier bag full today. Is it to be boiled in milk, sauted or what? The books are very vague on this fungus and im guessing that the pro@s either havent tried it and just pretend to or its not worth picking unless your 150 years old and chinese. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rolfe 2 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Tried it boiled up once........very bland and tasteless. If you can find giant puff-balls later in the season........they are fab sliced thinly and fried in bacon fat. Rolfe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 517 Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Tried it boiled up once........very bland and tasteless.If you can find giant puff-balls later in the season........they are fab sliced thinly and fried in bacon fat. Rolfe. Cheers rolfe, i was expecting something like that to be honest. Im sure the fungi book authors just copy each other and add it because the chinese use it in medicine. I was originally looking for some boletes or morels but failed badly. On the way back i crossed a couple of fields hoping for a puffball but it wasnt to be its a shame as i hate to come back from a walk empty handed. those jews ears might be plentiful, but i think there as much use as vinces glass eye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Tried it boiled up once........very bland and tasteless.If you can find giant puff-balls later in the season........they are fab sliced thinly and fried in bacon fat. Rolfe. Cheers rolfe, i was expecting something like that to be honest. Im sure the fungi book authors just copy each other and add it because the chinese use it in medicine. I was originally looking for some boletes or morels but failed badly. On the way back i crossed a couple of fields hoping for a puffball but it wasnt to be its a shame as i hate to come back from a walk empty handed. those jews ears might be plentiful, but i think there as much use as vinces glass eye || had some once in a posh cafe near Oakham,they were cooked with garlic ,shallots ,cream ,and some green stuff [parsley i think] they were very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smokoe 2 Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) I think it might be a bit early yet for puffballs, we get them on our shoot some years but it's normally July / August time Edited May 2, 2008 by Smokoe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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