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The category of conditionally edible mushrooms is very extensive. The species included in it are not distinguished by high nutritional value and good taste, but after pre-processing they can be used as food. These mushrooms also include the honey fungus, which is relatively rare in the forests of Europe and North America.
Where do honeysuckle rows grow?
The honeycomb-shaped or tied row, a photo and description of which is presented below, is not often encountered by mushroom pickers.Despite its wide distribution area, this species is not characterized by massive growth, which is why it is listed in the Red Book in many European countries. This lamellar mushroom is found only in light, clean coniferous forests of the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, forming mycorrhiza with pine.
The meadowsweet grows in individual specimens or small colonies on sandy soils, and is sometimes found on mosses. The period of active growth occurs in August-September.
What do honeycomb-shaped rows look like?
The cap of a young honey-shaped ryam is convex, with the edges strongly turned inward. As the mushroom grows, it begins to straighten out; in mature specimens it becomes almost flat, and sometimes funnel-shaped, with uneven, wavy, slightly drooping edges. The diameter of the cap of an adult row can reach 10-12 cm, its average size is 5-8 cm. The color is reddish-brown, lighter at the edges and richer in the center, has a structure of radial stripes. Pieces of the blanket may remain on the cap.
On the reverse side of the cap there are numerous cream-colored plates with a pinkish tint, fused with the stem. With age, their color becomes yellowish or light brown, often with dark spots. The flesh of the mushroom is white and does not change color when mechanically damaged or cut.
The stem of the mushroom is cylindrical, sometimes it can have the shape of an inverse truncated cone. At a young age, it is dense, solid; at a later stage of development, the structure becomes longitudinally fibrous, and a cavity appears inside. It can reach a length of 11 cm and a thickness of 3 cm. It has a pronounced ring.Above it, the leg is white or light brown; below the surface is covered with numerous reddish-brown scales.
Is it possible to eat honeycomb-shaped rows?
The mushroom row is a conditionally edible mushroom, the consumption of which is possible only after preliminary heat treatment - boiling in water for at least 0.5 hours. After boiling, the broth is not used, it must be poured out.
Taste qualities of the mushroom row mushroom
According to the classification of mushrooms by nutritional value, rows are classified in category IV. This includes species with low consumer qualities and not of particular interest. Indeed, the meadowsweet variety does not have a good taste or a pronounced aroma. It has a rather unpleasant floury smell, and the taste is slightly bitter or completely tasteless.
Benefits and harm to the body
Despite its low taste, eating honey squash can be beneficial for the body. Their fruiting bodies contain the following substances:
- Amino acids.
- B vitamins.
- Antioxidants.
However, eating these mushrooms can also have negative consequences. This applies to people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as those with individual intolerance. In addition, it is not recommended to consume mushrooms for children under 10 years of age, since they are quite difficult for the human stomach to digest.
False doubles
All rows have a certain intraspecific similarity.There are no poisonous mushrooms in this family, therefore, if suddenly instead of one representative of the Ryadovkov family there is another in the basket, then this mistake will not be fatal. However, there are other, more dangerous species, which are sometimes mistaken for honey fungus.
- Matsutake, or shod row (spotted). It differs from the honey mushroom in its larger size, as well as a pronounced spicy aroma of cinnamon. In Russia, matsutake is found mainly in the Urals, Siberia, as well as in the Far East and Primorye.
- Cobweb is light buffy. This is a poisonous mushroom and should not be eaten (according to some sources, this is possible after prolonged heat treatment). It differs from the honeycomb-shaped row in the uniform ocher color of the cap, as well as in a denser stem, painted in a uniform white color.
- Catatelasma regal (imperial champignon). This mushroom differs from the honeycomb-shaped mushroom in its larger size, downward adherent platinums, which turn gray in adulthood. The leg of the imperial champignon can reach a length of 18 cm, with most of it (and sometimes all) located in the ground. The presence of a double ring is also noted.
Collection rules
Honeycomb-shaped rows, like all mushrooms, are capable of accumulating various harmful substances in their fruiting body. Therefore, you should abandon “silent hunting” in places where there is an increased concentration of heavy metals, radioactive substances, and toxic compounds. These areas include:
- Highway shoulders.
- Territories adjacent to the railway.
- Operating and abandoned industrial zones.
- Territories of mines, open pits.
- Waste disposal sites, burial grounds, dumps, waste heaps.
- Territories of active and previously stationed military units.
Use
After boiling with vinegar, honey mushrooms lose not only their bitter taste and floury smell, but also any aroma at all. However, the fruiting bodies retain their shape, density and characteristic “crispy” consistency. After heat treatment, mushroom caps are most often used for canning; they can be pickled or salted.
There are also recipes for fried meadowsweet, preparing mushroom caviar and various sauces from it. A short video on this topic can be viewed at the following link:
Conclusion
In many countries, the meadowsweet is considered a kind of ecological indicator, since it grows only in clean pine forests. This mushroom does not have good taste or great nutritional value, but some mushroom pickers love it for the so-called “crunch” when pickled. Undoubtedly, the meadowsweet in some cases deserves attention, but if there are more valuable specimens, it is unlikely to end up in the basket.
