imagine an alternate reality where this fungus was discovered first and chickens were called "fungus of the fields"

Imagine seeing a middle aged man with blue crocs on coming out of the forest with a basket of orange blobs

at first i wasn't sure but once i saw the blue crocs i knew this dude was a professional

He died five minutes after making this video, the dog killed him for not sharing.

the looks in the wood is like when you find a legendary item in game

He spent the rest of his days hearing color and seeing sounds...

The slices are begging to be dipped in your signature batter and doritos coating

Man, mushrooms are weird. They're almost alien, pretty neat.

Be cautious people. Try a little first before eating a load of it. This is because there is a chance you may be one of the people that get a stomach upset from eating it. Chances are about 30%.

"Chicken of the Woods"... amazing edible fungus. *Hidden woodland chickens* "Phew"

9:59 I thought my mans fell down after eating the mushroom

IMPORTANT: if you harvest it, make sure the trunk it grows on isn't that of a yew tree. i hear it can grow on those and it will incorporate the trees (deadly) toxins. it can similarly leech out tannins from oaks, which some say render it unpalatable. i only ever had it on willow (most common host around my place) which might require consideration if you are on any medication that must not be combined with blood-thinners. in other news: the other week i harvested an amazingly fresh specimen which tasted almost like meat with lemon and had the texture of raw salmon; then only a couple days ago there was another bloom on the same tree, this time in warmer, drier weather, and i probably waited a little longer before harvesting (only a small amount though) so it had developed a much more pronounced umami and mushroom flavour with the exact same texture as chicken tenders. yet again specimens i had had before had been less intense in flavour, but had the texture of chicken breast. this mushroom seems to change in texture and flavour profile depending on weather, host, and other growing conditions, sometimes just good ish too amazing. it's worth frying up just a tiny piece first to find out what you are dealing with, especially if it's your first time, or if you find it in a wholly different stage than you have has before.

Looks more like pancakes-of-the-woods

Take a shot every time he says "Meaty, Substantial, and Chicken"

Almost expected this to be an avant garde satire where a man tries and fails techniques ad-nauseam to get his rare, delicious mushroom clean.

"i'm just gonna have a try straight from the pan" eats half the pan

A prime example of why crocs are extraordinarily practical

Chicken Of The Woods sounds like a C-list Lovecraftian Deity.

"Got my crocs on" how much more relatable do you have to be

I'd like to say that I just found your channel, and let me say that you, sir, are the Bob Ross of foraging

i want to at it right off the log

"How is it?" "Its substantial"

As someone who loves chicken, and loves mushrooms, this sounds like a dream come true. I really wish I could get my hands on some of these in the wild

take a shot every time he says - savory - meaty - substantial - chicken of the woods

One HUGE thing to ad: This mushroom should be cooked in water for few minutes before frying, because it can be bad for the stomach.

Feels like a video that should randomly get recommended to everyone right about now. Also, now I want to find and eat one of those next autumn.

*Smells mushroom* “Smells just incredibly mushroomy.”

day 24 of quarantine: i’m hungy

Add a bit of garlic. It can really enhance the flavor.

I can really tell you're excited about this mushroom. This makes me want to learn a bit more about my local fungi.

re-visiting the channel as i found some chicken of the woods and cooked it up myself over a campfire, was tasty and very very meaty i get why they call it chicken of the woods, i recommend it for a really good warm slaw of sorts, by the way sorry for my previous mean comment and when i apologized how you remained in your good character. Good channel, Good food. Well done sir.

My dad foraged some of these mushrooms a few years ago and it was great he made a really yummy pasta dish with it

Im going to be honest, i really only liked your scambaiting videos, but then i started getting really into your other stuff, especially these foraging videos, i love cooking, and foraging like when i was a kid, seeing these videos and learning how to find, identify, and enjoy these delicious foods of mother nature bring me back to a happier time, thank you atomic! Also, i love how excited you get about these sort of things, it makes me equally excited to go hunting for some of my own

0:20 "I've come back here with my basket. So as you can probably guess..." What? There's a hungry wolf waiting for you?

he’s just a happy, educated old man documenting his discoveries online. i love it :)

Ah, "Chicken of the Woods". A great album from the 13th Floor Escalators.

The moment the mushroom first appeared on camera was stunning. Such a vivid color against the darkened landscape and right in the center of the shot. Even though I know nothing about foraging (other than what I learned from your videos), I drew in a breath as if I had just seen treasure. What a cool, cool moment. If I had the privilege of cooking with it, I’d probably cut it into strips like you did, season it with salt, pepper and a tiny bit of cumin and then sauté it with onions, garlic and green peppers on olive oil. Serve it on a corn tortilla and you have fajitas! 😋 Oh my gosh, now I’m starving.

This mushroom prefers living trees. It might not come back next year.

I’ll never forget as a child, we had people at our house begging to take the mushrooms off one of our trees, I thought it was so weird and when I learned about this mushroom, I realized why (15 years later) they wanted those mushrooms so badly. Thank you for letting me relive both these memories with this video.

“Truly a fine specimen”

Imagine if he got the wrong fungus and the whole video was just him tripping balls

Need to be careful with this one, as it is known to grow on Yew, and in that case it may be poisonous

Was out for a walk with the family a couple weeks ago and found a large specimen of Chicken of the Woods. I immediately began telling them about your video. I think I must have been getting a little animated because they were looking at me like I was crazy. Thanks for the fascinating and helpful content, Shrimp!

The fungas looks like it came off a clicker’s face.

Ok now we just have to find a way to industrially grow those and we're rich.

Something about this mushroom tells me it's substantial.

What came first, the Chicken or the Woods? Edit: Who else is up at 2:30 in the morning despite having a relatively busy day tomorrow watching this man walk through a river in crocks, cooking meaty fungus, and asking existential questions instead of sleepign?

this man just did exactly what everyone's parents told them not to do as a kid

Here in New England USA we find it growing on birch deadfalls and is mostly white in color. When I hiked the Appalachian Trail in late summer, I'd look for birch stands off the trail and take a detour to search it out. I carried a hed or 2 of garlic in a piece of nylon stocking tied to the back of my pack and plenty of clarified butter. I ate lentils, split peas couscous pasta or tabouli and when I come across chicken of the forest dinner was a feast that night. I was first shown it by a Viet Nam vet who was driven to the trail by the wounds of the war, where he lived for years full time going North in Summers, South in Winters like a wandering hermit befriending all he passed That was 1988, when he told me his trail name was Storyteller I said... that's what you think. His real name was Clayton Gardener. Peece to you my brother

drinking game: take a shot every time atomic shrimp says ''substantial''

The excitement you expressed in the beginning made me like this video. It's the simple things that make a man happy

It really does have the look, texture, and taste of chicken when it's cooked.

Makes me wonder if during WWII rationing people went looking for Chicken of the Woods as a chicken substitute.

''Mum, can we have chicken'' Mum: ''We have chicken at home'' Chicken at home:

When you filled that basket- you didn't leave. . . Mushroom.

For the record, I happen to think you’re quite good at cooking! You’re good at improvising and making a lot of things I never knew existed. I was impressed at your mushroom-identifying skills too. Keep doing your thing!

Only one of these I saw was in a zoo near some giraffes. It was a perfect specimen. Unfortunately in an area which was fenced off. I could not get to it and harvest it. I was gutted. 😕

ah yes, the squeaky sound of wet crocs... my favourite...

I love your videos man they're so organic and from the heart! We need more of that in the world. Subbed 😎✌️

Imagine youre some mushroom who has evolved for hundreds of thousands of years to deter predators with bright flashy colors and poison vibing in the woods and then some random dude wearing blue crocs and takes you home and cooks you

Tip : Try to get them when they are young, the older they are the tougher the texture. I picked mushrooms on Vancouver Island for a season and we use to cook Chicken of the woods with Cantrell Mushrooms (Pepper Flavor) in a frying pan with garlic butter!

I'd recommend cooking/softening them with water and salt instead of oil. once they're tender, you can add oil or butter to brown them. that way you don't bite into a oil saturated sponge.

Hi there, Mike! I found your content over a year ago and I've been watching consistently ever since! This was the very first video I ever watched! I love all your video styles, but my favorite is your nature walk/forest videos. Thank you so much for sharing your interests and skills with us all in such a warm, friendly, and fun way!

Man if there's a way to grow these artificially, I could see this being very useful.

wow i grew up on a farm .....never seen one of those ...fascinating ...good video mate.

Note: he died the next day

I'm absolutely drooling. I can't imagine how many recipes you could use with these. I love watching your mushroom videos QQ

My son found one in the woods next to our house the other day! Can’t wait to try it tonight with dinner!

Watching this at 2:36 AM in the morning is seemingly necessary

this fungus looks like it will turn me into a bloodthirsty zombie.

Thank you. Definitely a very substantial fungus.

I found this for the first time today. I was very much surprised how chicken-like it is in texture.

I think the KZfaq algorithm is telling me to question my direction in life...

12:52 you're welcome

I got to say every time I watch one of your videos I always learn something always a pleasure to watch them ☺️

So I found your channel from your scam videos (great stuff), but this is really cool! The last video I saw you mentioned liking your channel to have a variety of content, and I can agree. Wouldn't have expected it, but happy to see it!

Thes are easily my best videos by you. It's really open my eyes to things I'd never consider to eat, like stinging nettles!

Wonderful!!! Especially enjoyed seeing Eva little face....precious!

What a fungal feat. Satisfy your need for meat, with this wild fungus treat!

What a gorgeous specimen and amazing find! Well done.

I'm substantially full from watching this video!

"An Excellent Fungus!" - Chef Excellence

I could LITERALLY feel your excitement throughout the video.. Well done Sir!!

O man, this looks so good. Can’t wait till spring. Thanks for the videos.

How's it taste? Ummm. It's I'm substantial. Quite substantial. Let me cover it in cheese, milk, and feed it to my dog. 😂😂😂

This video deserves more views. Mushrooms are cool

You could hear the disappointment in his voice when he realised it wasn’t nearly as good as he had hoped

One of the best days I had at my old job driving around to take samples from cranberry bogs was the day I spotted some chicken of the woods from my truck, not more than 15 feet into the woods. I whipped into reverse and pulled over, and ended up with 3 large bags full of the stuff. It was a lengthy process to scrub the dirt and bugs off as they were a bit older than I would have liked, but it was worth it for the week of omelettes, stir fries, and rice dishes I made with them. Now I never go on a hike or a walk in the woods without some large bags or something to take foraged goodies back in

I’ll keep an eye out for these when I visit the woods.

Generally, one would only eat the edges because they get way too woody towards the tree.

Your excitement is so lovely to me. It’s very wholesome. You do remind me of my Dad, he would love to forage for mushrooms but I don’t think we live in a good place for it and he’s always so busy. I think I might recommend you to him.

I ain't much of a cook but I love your videos, they are always interesting and I enjoy them. Keep up the good work :)

Congratulations your first Chickenofthewoods!

“Oh great and powerful KZfaq, what is your suggestion today?” “CHICKEN IN THE WOOD, YOUNG ONE.” “MY GOD, I AM NOT WORTHY, TAKE ME BAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKK”

Thoroughly enjoying your channel. Thankyou 👍

I'm glad this came in my recommended because I like this channel but I had forgotten about it. :)

It's so crazy to watch this guy's antics, living in a big city in the US.

"i'm going to to get that man some meat. He's a king for goodness sake." "Uh. He's a vegetarian." "Fine! Then i'll get Him some Chicken."

Finding Chicken of the woods is like finding treasure.

I found lots of this today. But I'm too scared to try it! I knew what it was thanks to your fabulous channel! Fantastic experience