Pepper mushroom - description of where the toxicity of the fungus grows

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1 Pepper mushroom description
2 Locations and Seasons of Germination
3 Similar types of mushrooms
4 Is pepper drip poisonous?
5 Recipe for seasoning peppermint
6 Video: pepper mushroom (Chalciporus piperatus)

Pepper mushroom also has another name - peppermint.

This mushroom belongs to tubular fungi and has a brown color, it is attributed to the Boletov family and to the genus of Butterfish, in English-speaking sources the pepper mushroom belongs to the genus Chalciporus. Pepper mushroom got its name due to its peculiar taste, which burns no worse than hot pepper. In Russia, it is considered to be inedible, but in European countries it is treated differently, and there it is eaten and added to various dishes.

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Pepper mushroom description

The cap in diameter is from 2 to 7 centimeters, its shape is convex, rounded, then takes on an almost flat shape. To the touch the cap has a slightly sticky consistency, a smooth and shiny surface.The color of the cap varies from light brown to dark brown similar to rust, the cap can also be speckled in yellow, red, orange or brown.

The pulp oily pepper has a loose texture and breaks easily. The flesh of the cap is yellowish, and the legs are yellow sulfur. The taste is sharp hot pepper.

The tubular layer is an increment or running down. The color of the pores, as well as the color of the cap, varies from light brown to rusty brown, and the shape is curved and large.

The leg has a length of 3 to 8 centimeters, and a small thickness - up to a maximum of one and a half centimeters. The color is in the same tone as the cap or lighter, the shape is often curved, to the base the leg turns yellow and tapers.

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Locations and Seasons of Germination

Pepper mushroom can be found literally everywhere, it grows throughout the European part of the continent, also in the forests of the Caucasus, in the Far East, in all regions of the country, such as the Urals and Siberia. Most often found in coniferous forests in which there are pines, less commonly found in deciduous, mixed and spruce forests.

In the European part of Russia, the germination season is from July to October. It occurs most often alone or with a maximum of 2-3 fungi in one place.

Similar types of mushrooms

Pepper butterdish, like any other mushroom, has twins on one basis or another: taste, appearance, and so on. These mushrooms for pepper are yellow fungus or gorchak, goat. But do not be afraid to be called a mushroom, because Pepper is not similar poisonous species of mushrooms.

The gorchak has a yellowish stem, a burning taste, the color of the tubular layer is milky and later becomes gray, the flesh is wavy, white.

The goat has a peanut-yellow color of the leg, a soft and delicate taste, the color of the tubular layer is dirty yellow without orange spraying, the flesh is soft and has a pink or cream color.

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Is pepper drip poisonous?

Each mushroom picker has his own opinion on this question. But it is certain that the Pepper Mushroom is not poisonous, since it does not cause poisoning and, all the more, fast death.

Russian biochemists hold the opinion that the mushroom is inedible, since the product contains in its composition very strong chemical compounds that are not destroyed by heat treatment. These compounds slowly and gradually destroy the liver and lead to oncology.

But Russian mushroom pickers are divided into two opinions. Some practitioners claim that pepper mushroom can be eaten, but with the condition that the mushroom will be boiled 2-3 times in different water before use, due to the treatment, a peculiar taste will be dulled. But most of the mushroom pickers consider the mushroom to be one hundred percent inedible.

English-language sources claim that Pepper Mushroom is definitely edible and has a special unforgettable taste.

Despite all the differences between scientists from different countries, on the Internet you can find a large number of recipes for seasoning and pepper mushroom sauce.

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Recipe for seasoning peppermint

This seasoning has a wide distribution and popularity, since cooking it does not take much time. It is an excellent substitute for any hot pepper, and in addition to the taste, the dish acquires a mushroom flavor.

First of all, the fungus, like everyone else, should be thoroughly washed with clean water, thereby getting rid of dirt and soil. Then it should be broken into medium-sized pieces and boil them.The next step: you need to dry the broken mushroom, in the oven should be dried for at least three hours, while turning the pieces every hour. After the fungus is crushed to a powder and dried until the end again. Store such powder in glass jars.

Many chefs love to cook this seasoning and add it to various dishes, thus giving it a piquancy. In fact, the Pepper Mushroom has fans who use it not only as a seasoning, but also make sauces from it, pickle and salt it, some use it even raw.

But science still advises to pay attention to other types of fungi that are more beneficial to the human body.

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