Later, I went to Farmers Market with my husband and I saw there dried foxys (Cantharellus cibarius) for very high price for 50 grams. “See! We could get it for free!” – I exclaimed.
That was 10 years ago, and after that we lived in Russia for 8 years and my husband learnt some differences in mushrooms and he accepted the fact you pick them in wild. Now, we came back to Atlanta and recently my daughter and I went to Starbucks close to our neighborhood. On the way back I collected mushrooms you see on the picture. I recognized mohovik (Boletus variegatus) and even few legendary white mushrooms (Boletaceae) Don’t confuse please with British white mushroom which is simple Champignons. I was almost sure they were good to eat, however, Continue reading “What excites Russian and scares Americans (continued from September 26th)”