Artist Corey Corcoran uses Ganoderma applanatum as the canvas for his etchings.
Done with your artwork and want to send it? Send a postal conk!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Mushroom basket?
When you dream of mushrooms, you see mushroom baskets everywhere...
From the local market in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Fresh straw mushrooms. Volvariella volvacea.
Several mushroom poisoning cases in Norway have involved Asian immigrants mistaking Amanita phalloides (Death Cap, grønn fluesopp) for Volvariella volvacea, delicious straw mushrooms.
Fresh straw mushrooms at the local market, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Fresh straw mushrooms at the local market, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Global warming and....truffles
According to the New York Times,
global warming may seem to have negative consequences for truffles too.
New procedure saves dog from the Death Cap
The Death Cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides) is aptly named. The mushroom's deadly toxins take the lives of animals and humans every year. Dogs who eat these mushrooms are expected to die, as veterinarians have little in the way of treatment options. That is, until this week, when veterinarians tried a new experimental procedure on a dog and saved her life. Can the procedure save the lives of unlucky humans too?
Dog in illustration above has no connection with the tale told here.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Glow-in-the-dark mushrooms
Apparently, there are 71 known species of bioluminescent mushrooms.
So next time you need some light in your life...
Research on bioluminescent fungi at Cornell University.
Collection of photographs of bioluminescent fungi
Discovery of rare glow-in-the-dark fungi in Brazil. Another article about the same find.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Cold, pressed meat with mushrooms
I added a mushroom twist to a traditional Norwegian Xmas dish, "ribbesylte", a cold cut of spiced pressed meat (and fat). Check the step-by-step photos in the Norwegian link.
Cover a bread tin with a clean kitchen towel. Place a layer of cooked pork skin at the bottom of the tin. Sprinkle mushroom spice mixture as you layer and pack pieces of meat and fat. . |
Tie tightly with string. Return to casserole with stock and simmer for a further hour. |
Remove from casserole and weigh it down. Ideally, 6 kg or so. Finally, you get to put your dumbbells to use. A couple of bread tins will complete the trick. After a day in the fridge, slice and eat with mustard, horseradish or wasabi sauce. A side dish of pickled red beets or sauerkraut made from red cabbage would also be a good match. The verdict: delicious, but double the amount of dried mushrooms next time for more mushroom omph. I have once made a halal/kosher version with turkey/chicken, layering with meat from the thigh and breast. |
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Fresh shitake
At 309 kr/kg at the new gourmet market, Maschmann's,
West Oslo's answer to the Food Hall in East Oslo.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Global oppvarming og sopp
De siste 60 årene er sesongen for enkelte sopparter
forskjøvet med opptil halvannen måned.
Sammenligning av historiske soppdataene i herbarier viser:
Antall dager forskjøvet siden femtitallet:
Besk svovelsopp 46.9 dager
Stubbeskjellsopp 45.5
Sitronkragesopp 39.6
Rødskrubb 34.3
Grønnkremle 30.4
Brun fluesopp 28.4
Hvit fluesopp 13.9
Steinsopp 13.2
Ekte kantarell 11.9
Rødgul piggsopp 11.9
Seig kusopp 3.9
Rød fluesopp 1.3
Kun Traktkantarellen kommer1.3 dager tidligere enn før.
Kun Traktkantarellen kommer1.3 dager tidligere enn før.
Hvorfor er spiss giftslørsopp så giftig?
Hypotesen til
professor Klaus Høiland
på Biologisk institutt ved Universitetet i Oslo,
en av landets fremste eksperter på nettopp giftslørsopper,
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Mushrooms in oil, Yunnan style
Inspired by Georgia Freedman's blog and recipes
from the mushroom province of Yunnan in China,
I made mushrooms in oil, Yunnan style.
In a glass jar, add Szechuan peppers and dried chillies.
Add dried mushrooms (I used the winter chanterelles I had at hand, GF used porcini) and oil.
Wait for a day before using. E.g. on noodles.
Field trip to Yunnan, China soon?
Sounds like heaven for all mycophiliacs!
Yunnan's wild mushrooms
From Georgia Freedman's blog "China South of the Clouds:
Living and Cooking in Yunnan"
Dried mushrooms in March
Mushroom season
Chinese porcini
Yunnan matsutake
Eat the mushroom hotpot
Yunnan's mushroom recipes
Yunnan cuisine (not only mushrooms)
Yunnan wild mushroom trade fair
Local mushroom guide
Where to stay etc.
World Heritage Site proposals from Yunnan
Lijiang, Yunnan
Do avoid the Yunnan Sudden Death Syndrome caused by....mushrooms
Kunming mushroom market
Picking matsutake in the mountains between China and Tibet
Yunnan's wild mushrooms
From Georgia Freedman's blog "China South of the Clouds:
Living and Cooking in Yunnan"
Dried mushrooms in March
Mushroom season
Chinese porcini
Yunnan matsutake
Eat the mushroom hotpot
Yunnan's mushroom recipes
Yunnan cuisine (not only mushrooms)
Yunnan wild mushroom trade fair
Local mushroom guide
Where to stay etc.
World Heritage Site proposals from Yunnan
Lijiang, Yunnan
Do avoid the Yunnan Sudden Death Syndrome caused by....mushrooms
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
New York Times on mushrooms
Mark Bittman suggests combining fresh and dried mushrooms
and throws in a couple of recipes as well.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
How to make meringue mushrooms
Is the mushroom season over?
Not for those who know how to make meringue mushrooms!
Meringue and marshmallow mushrooms.
More mushroom meringues.
Mushroom meringues here too.
Meringue and marshmallow mushrooms.
More mushroom meringues.
Mushroom meringues here too.
På soppjakt i Asker og Bærum
Bærumsmarka kan man også komme seg til med offentlig transport.
Neslekremla har flere turer der hver sesong.
Kjenner du til steder man kan dra på sopptur med offentlig transport
- som du vil dele med Soppdagelses lesere?
Friday, November 23, 2012
Mushroom music/Soppsanger
På Neslekremlas julemøte ble det selvfølgelig sunget soppsanger, f eks,
NEDTELLINGSSANG FOR SULTNE SOPPFOLK.
Melodi: Gubben Noa
Skal jeg ete
sopp så fete
er jeg snart på plass.
20 musseronger,
det er mat for konger.
Øl og hvitvin
og en rødvin
i mitt store glass.
19 kurver
røde skrubber,
18 pils på rad.
17 reddikhetter
ikke rart jeg svetter,
16 risker
noen svisker
så blir jeg så glad.
15 halve
sjanpinjonger,
kokt i salta vann.
14 kantareller
13 karameller,
Fulle krøja,
hele smørja
i min hule tann.
12 små drammer
har jeg drukket
før man ser seg om.
11 ekornnøtter
ikke rart jeg spøtter
10 små steinsopp
9 spiss fleinsopp
8 flasker rom.
7 elgbegre
6 gram hegre
går ned litt om litt.
5 små fluesopper
4 kaffekopper
3 små kjuker
2 jeg bruker og
1 akevitt.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Julemøte 2012
Oslo og
omland sopp- og nyttevekstforening
NESLEKREMLA
JULEMØTE 2012
JULEMØTE 2012
Gjennom spennende historiske bilder og bilder som viser markas vakre natur i dag,
tar vi turen gjennom Østmarka.
Vi får høre om eneboere, krigens helter og slitere på husmannsplassene
men også tips til turmål enten det er ski, fot eller kano som brukes.
Østmarka naturreservat og Sarabråten med sin spennende historie blir også omtalt.
Even Saugstad som holder foredraget har gitt ut boka "
Østmarka fra A til Å" og er også
vertskap på Sandbakken som mange kjenner fra soppkontroller.
MENY
Soppsuppe m/brød, rødvin eller øl (eller alkoholfritt)
(I soppsuppegryten var det skogsopp, blåskimmelost, tomatpuré , løk, lettrømme, creme fraiche og dill).
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