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[–] The_Tired_Horizon 28 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I remember being on a wilderness weekend many years ago and being told that when you cut the stem on some poisonous shrooms they discolour a sort of blue tint. I'm lucky, I hate the taste and texture of mushrooms.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I remember years ago reading you can tell if a mushroom is "magic" by blotting it on paper towel and seeing if it stains blue or purple. Unfortunately, that is also how many things say you can tell it's toxic. Maybe you'll trip balls. Maybe you'll die. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you’ll trip balls and THEN die!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Win win

[–] VindictiveJudge 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if the poison and the psychoactive part are the same thing in different doses, or just function similarly.

[–] Wizard_Pope 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mushroom haters unite!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Those things scare me.

[–] Wizard_Pope 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They don't scare me I just cannot stand the taste and texture. It actually makes me want to vomit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Which makes you scared of them, perhaps.

Also, have you seen how mycelium works and so on, the biology is amazing, but it's also scary.

[–] Wizard_Pope 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean it's not all the mushrooms that give me that reaction. I am 100% not scared of them. If I had nothing else to eat and was starving I would suffer through it. But I don't.

I have not seen how it works. Got any good links?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I only watched a documentary by public German media, sorry.

[–] Wizard_Pope 1 points 5 months ago

Ah okay then

[–] The_Tired_Horizon 1 points 5 months ago

I love all that side of it myself. Used to photo the wild fungus down here.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Funny you say this, there is actually a mushroom that does this color change but is edible. Allegedly doesn’t taste very good, though.

Best not to eat any wild mushrooms at all unless a verified mycologist can look at them first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Scarletina bolete apparently tastes relatively decent. I haven't tried it myself though.

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I hate every mushroom I have ever tried- except shiitake mushrooms, which don't taste like mushrooms and are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm literally 100% the opposite. Give me some morels, porcini, lions mane... anything but shiitake.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 5 months ago

Sounds like we like/dislike them for the same reasons.

[–] The_Tired_Horizon 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does it grow in shiit? 😅

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Moost of your fooood dooes.

[–] The_Tired_Horizon 2 points 5 months ago

"Just off for a shiit, mate!"