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Porphyrosporus has several other names. The most famous include such options as boletus purpurosporus, chocolateberry, porphyritic hedgehog and porphyrellus redsporus. Nature has endowed it with a beautiful chocolate color and regular shape. Having discovered such a specimen in the forest, a mushroom picker may have a question about its edibility. It is important to understand this before going into the forest.
Description of the porphyrosporous plant
It has a thick and fleshy cap with a diameter of 4 to 16 cm.As a rule, young specimens have a hemispherical cap, while older specimens have a cushion-shaped cap, similar to the boletus cap. It is characterized as dry, velvety, smooth, cracking at the edges with age. The surface of the cap can be either light brown or grayish, or dark brown with a reddish tint.
The pulp is fibrous and can be yellow-gray, greenish-olive, purple or brownish in color. When cut, it acquires a blue-green tint. Spore powder is brown-red.
Is it possible to eat Porphyrosporidae?
This type of mushroom is conditionally edible.
Taste qualities of the mushroom porphyrosporus
Although this mushroom can be eaten, it has an unpleasant, bitter taste and a pungent odor that remains even after heat treatment. Mushroom pickers also note that some representatives of the species have a sour taste.
Better flavor can be achieved by marinating.
False doubles
This type of mushroom has common external similarities with the following forest gifts:
- boletus – classified as edible. From its name it follows that they grow near birches, since they form mycorrhiza on the roots of the trees.
- Sick – has many varieties, but all of them are considered edible. Most often it grows in humus soil and hilly areas.
- Moss fly – edible mushroom, most often germinating in moss.
Collection rules
In order not to make a mistake with your choice and bring only edible specimens from the forest, you should know the following about the porphyrosporus porphyrosporus:
- It grows on soil and dry wood, most often in mountainous areas.As a rule, they can be found in coniferous forests. In rare cases, some specimens are found in deciduous forests. So, if a mushroom picker notices a mushroom that grows in moss, then most likely it is a moss fly.
- Before putting a mushroom in the basket, you should pay special attention to its aroma. Since porphyrosporus porphyrosporus emits an unpleasant odor, it will not be difficult to distinguish it from its counterparts. As a rule, edible forest products have a pleasant aroma corresponding to mushrooms.
Use
Since specimens of this variety have poor taste, there are very few cooking recipes.
Conclusion
Porphyrosporus porphyrosporus is a conditionally edible mushroom. It has a very beautiful and appetizing appearance, but an unpleasant smell. This mushroom can be easily confused with its look-alikes, but all of them can be eaten.
