I started investigating about mushrooms for inspiration for a DnD campaign in the Underdark and I had no idea there are so many unbelievable yet real cool fungi that can be adapted perfectly to fantasy scenarios. My party’s getting grilled Underdark Puffballs for dinner.

When I was kid, I pick up this mushrooms with my father. In old Czechoslovakia s forest. Mom made them like schnitzels. (Cover in flower, eggs and in bread crumbs and fried them in oil) It was delicious! Inside juicy with gorgeous flavor.

They definitely are excellent mushrooms. I grew up in the Mt. Lassen area of Northern California. My parents were modern day hubter gatherers. We rarely ate anything bought from a grocery store. Both of my parents rifle and archery hinted mule deer, fished, gigged bull frogs, were harvested crawdads, foraged morel and puffball mushrooms, gooseberry, blackberry elderberry and they grew a garden. My grandma gave me the foraging bug as a child, taking me around the lakes, near marshes and through the woods, nibbling things. Those were the good ways. Thank you for sharing your adventures and bringing up nostalgic memories. I recently moved from Eastern Washington State to rural upstate NY. I have been itching to go find some fiddleheads and ramps. Neither of which I've tried yet. If I can ever find time to go exploring, perhaps I'll find a morel or two. So many new wild edible to forage for. Did you finish your bird house project ? That maple was a great find. I love the idea you had for it.

I was fortunate enough to finally find a reliable spot for these. So delicious breaded and fried. Then again what isnt😅

I just found some beautiful giant puffball specimens the other day, and fried them with panko bread crumbs seasoned with some salt, pepper, garlic, onion and oregano. They were absolutely delicious! To make them, you have to cut off the part that was on the ground, and then peel away the outer layer of skin, cut them in 1/4 inch slices, soak in egg, cover in bread crumbs, and fry in a little vegetable oil or canola oil. Unbelievably delicious! They were so big that we had two nights worth of food!

I've been having a fixation on mushrooms as of late, and puffballs are def my favorite so far. It's so cool, the fact that these things can just pop up out of the ground And it's nice, to see a cute lil couple cooking together You two seem really nice :]

Thank you for sharing. My husband and I found our first 5 a few days ago. Double breaded and fried.

This couple warmed my heart. What a lovley couple

Can't get over how generous that mush is

Very humble man, love it. Thanks for the video I just found one today

never had grilled mushrooms. those thick slices look nice to wrok with

Nice video. I just had one pop up in my yard and thought I'd do a little research before picking it. These downpours here in Michigan lately sure have mushrooms popping up everywhere.

Here in Ukraine, mushroom hunting is a big part of the culture. In fall, all the forests are filled with people who pick porcinis, bay and honey mushroom and others. Bringing home several kilos of those is a must during rainy season. I have never picked giant puffball, but seen it occasionally. Will pick and try to grill it next time. Thanks for sharing the video.

Just wanted to call out his precision cutting skills. :) Good video!

Never had these but I feel like some good white cheese with basil and tomato and cream would be awesome with this on some fresh floured outside loaf of bread

Very interesting video sir.wishing you a happy life ahead,love from Pakistan

Looks delicious!! I’m gonna try to grow and cook my own puffball mushrooms next year

Try a cookie cutter on the big ones. Use the offcut scraps in the dehydrator for your next mushroom broth.

Great vid!!! But who was so inconsiderate to start sawing during your taping lol

Looks delicious. What a find!

Awsome..going to grill mine now 👍

That could feed a whole family. World hunger sorted!

Kathy is my hero

drying them would concentrate the flavour. same principle as dry aging meat but pelicles wouldn't be a problem

It looks so good❤when sliced.. Like cheesse😊

Why was this so satisfying to watch

I haven't seen a puff ball up in NY where I live since I was a kid. I'll be looking out for them now so I can try them.

I learned something! Thank you!

Awesome video! Thank you

WARNING! From my foraging book: "don't pick from graveyards as the lead from coffins cab get into wild plants, especially mushrooms."

That's a lot of food for being just one mushroom.

If Mario kart has shown us anything.... your going to get some serious speed the next time you drive.

When I was a kid we spent a summer in Silverton, Colorado while my dad did a work project. We picked so many wild mushrooms and dried them on fishing line hanging across the ceiling of the cabin we stayed in, it looked like a cloud covered sky. We ate those dried mushrooms for years to come. When you know what NOT to eat, wild mushrooms are the best. Store bought mushrooms taste like Styrofoam in comparison.

Looks like giant slices of mozzarella. lol

Just found my first giant puffball mushroom today believe it or not. Was bout the size of a really big softball. Ate the whole thing after slicing it into 1/4 inch slabs. Was soooooooo good! Fried them in butter with little salt and pepper. Cant wait to find one your size to try the grill!

The fact it grew on a cemetery only makes it more appetizing. No, all jokes aside, I would bbq mushrooms with you guys any day! Looks great.

i love this. you made me sorry for neglecting these treasures in my yard. thanks so much

I prefer to cut these into one inch chunks, fry in butter, and add them to my homemade spaghetti sauce!

I just got home from morel 🍄 hunting, and came across this video. I always knew I could eat a puffball but always gave the a swift soccer kick. after watching this I will harvest them and eat them. good video

Where I'm from the older generation guys would walk around with baskets and comb farmers fields/forests or golf courses etc for puff balls, it was a true sign of September. Nowadays you don't see old men walking to collect them anymore it's too bad. I love puff ball cooked with Italian sausage, peppers, onion and butter.

Mushrooms cant be over or under cooked, if you sear them they're tender and tasty if you stew them for hours they're tender and tasty. Versatile and delicious

I 'found' one similar size about 30 years ago in a nursery I worked - was amazed and picked it for taking home. I showed the nursery owner who was furious as he knew exactly where it was and what it was, he had been collecting them every year for himself 😲 He did let me take it though and it was delicious fried - never had one since

Yum! Yum! Yum! Am almost 70 now, but my Dad was the Mushroom Man. When out "mushrooming" with him decades ago, it was a treat to find a puffball. It was a family effort each August/early Sept. to put up the mushrooms. A light sauté in butter and then frozen. Picked enough to last a year.

Puff balls are my absolute favorite ones to eat. I used to find them on golf courses. I dont care for the really big ones. They should be firm and taste wonderful. If they get like that one,they are getting close to not being good. I always peel off the outside cover. Never tried them on the grill. August is the best time to find them. Yummy!

I'm originally from lower michigan. My family use to get them in cow pastures. Grandma would slice them up and dip them in a egg bath and seasoned flour and fry. Oh how I miss those meals. Always can find wild asparagus along the road ways as well. Thank you for bringing back a lost childhood memory. ❤

Mmmm, Cemetery mushrooms. Is anyone else a little disturbed by this?

I just fried up my first Puffball. I just floured and fried it in olive oil. Then added some salt and pepper and it was AWESOME!

"that one can be urs" I hope to God that's not how marriage goes for me😂

We found one the size of a soccer ball! Had no idea you could eat them, how awesome. Can't wait to have it for dinner tomorrow night! Really enjoyed the video☺

Mushroom steaks! Wow!

I can hear a giant kitty purring in the background. Thankyou for sharing.

I liked when he said, "I'm going to leave them on until I think they're done." Lol ...but seriously, cool video! I'm in Dallas and I've never seen one of these things. I don't even like mushrooms but now I'm dying for a puffball mushroom steak!

I use to live in an area where these grew. I looked forward to autumn every year. I sure do miss the hunt.

I love this video. We homeschool and I'm teaching mycology to our elementary students this year. We have giant puffballs all over where we live and it's nice to be able to come to your channel and others and learn not only about the actual mushroom but how to enjoy it at the table, as well. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. Thank you for keeping your language clean for young, innocent ears yet untouched by the world. Please know you are appreciated with much love. God bless you, your wife and all of your loved ones. In Jesus' Name, amen.

I just found three good sized puffballs in my yard near my garden. Never harvested wild mushrooms before but after watching a bunch of videos when I saw these in my yard I decided to harvest them and eat them. Your way of grilling them looks the tastiest of all the videos I watched. Thanks.

I've always wanted to find a giant edible Puffball! I hear they grow to the size of sheep in the state of Washington. When I encounter them, they have turned to the stage where they puff out their spores. I know in Iowa that some have been found the size of volley balls.

I hope I find a giant puffball this year. I love your bird feeder!

Awesome video my grandfather used to take us puffball hunting in late September in New York, and he had special places that only he knew where they would grow each year. They are fantastic and not many people know about this, I cube them and boil them then take them out And fry them in butter onions and peppers, delicious. Thanks for sharing this

It sounds like cutting couch stuffing

Minnesota? Wisconsin? Love your video. Ate a smaller one recently. Puffballs appear in late summer and early fall over much of the US, mostly on mowed turf. They're easy to mistake for a big ball lying on the ground, and the brown ones look like a loaf of bread. There are some little ones that grow on fallen hardwood trees. Those, too, are good to eat. AVOID THE SPINY ONES!!!

Nice . i eat them in the fall when i find them yumny. Butter fried in a pan works great to.

An extra tip about trying a foraged food for the first time, especially wild mushrooms. Even if store bought mushrooms never give you a reaction, a wild mushroom may cause an allergic response. Always taste test first & always fully cook wild mushrooms unless you've observed someone safely consume them.raw & it's considered safe by the whole world.

Yay! I found one about that size yesterday. First time trying it - I made sure to look for all the signs to make sure it's a normal and edible puffball! Grilling it sounds like an amazing idea.

I found you by accident while trying to find a good picking recipe for hen of the woods. I subscribed and really enjoy your work. Thanks for posting!

I've only gotten into forgaing for wild mushrooms this year and today i spotted a giant puffball by the roadside, unfortunately it was smushed by cars so i didn't grab it. When i do find a good'n now i'l know how to cook it :) thanks Chris and Kathy, you guys rock!

I had to chuckle when you tasted your grilled puffball. When something tastes so good, it's hard not to sound like all those cooking shows! : ) I hope you continue to find plenty of puffballs and other wild mushrooms. Happy foraging.

'That one can be yours.' Made me laugh!

Never seen such a huge mushroom! Interesting stuff!

Yum!!! And if you find brown ones stomp on them. It's fun lol. When I was a little kid my favorite thing to do during fall was walk along my back yard looking for big acorns,dark tan puffballs to stomp and throw and turtles to put in my sand box. I kept them as pets for a few hours. Mom never let me keep them, she always told me I have to let them go after a while because there family would miss them lol

I would love to take a class in mushroom hunting. I would be terrified of poisoning myself if I made a mistake.

I'm in s.w. Indiana and ours are in the 3-4 inch rage. Never dreamed they could get that big. That's enough to feed three families!

These look great, hope a find one some day. Just found some Shaggy mane ink cap yesterday that was young enough to eat, it was delicious. I have found shaggy mane a bunch of times before but they were always inky this was the 1st time i found them at the right time.

After you have grilled or fried those slices, try dressing them like a pizza dough. Puffball Pizza!! Add your toppings, put in the oven just like regular pizza till the cheese is all melty and bubbly. Need to grill/fry them first though otherwise the pizza sauce will make them soggy. Better with a thicker sauce too .. more like a pesto thickness. Total Yum!

i never seen one ... i never knew there was mushrooms that big, i would put that on a roll with a bunch of other things and have a real mushroom burger

Thank you for a very nice video!I have been walking today on a field near my house and found one medium size puff ball.Cut it on chunks,fried with butter,added one egg,salt,pepper,fresh parsley-it was delicious !

*Cemeteries* O_O"

I love mushrooms and always wanted mushroom steaks, you have given me this joy

There is something kind of outré about eating a mushroom from a cemetery.

I have never heard of this mushroom or seen it for that matter, learn something new everyday! thanks for sharing.

Man, I bet he's a really fungi!

I love the way you all think. Brilliant idea about the bird feeder. Nice job and I wish I was eating some.

Its 2019, thanks algorithm

Couldn't silence those taste buds could you! Ha Ha! Nice find on the bird feeder...love to find rare wood growths and display them. Great idea on that one.

If it's white its alright if there brown they shouldn't go down

I have never seen mushrooms that big. I have seen the ones that are about golf ball size. And that Weber is perfect to grill them in since it's round.

Stop setting the grill cover on the ground. It has a hanger.

Y'all are great! What a find! Sounds like you have a pet leopard in the background, ha! Thanks for sharing, we enjoy foraging and finding these kinds of treasures too.

Thanks for helping us cook one of these last night! Found one the size of a volley ball...😃👍 It was delicious grilled!

When i read "puffball" i thpught of the mushrooms you stomp on as a kid and like dust or powder comes out like a puff/poof LOL

Just found my first one yesterday. I'm going to try your grilling idea. Thanks for the video

Grilled some up in the same manner for the first time today. The whole family made noise when we ate it. Told me it was OK to do it again. :) Thanks for the recipe.

Great video Chris and Kathy! Subscribed :)

You sure are making me hungry! It has been years since I found one ready to eat. I guess I need to get out more!! Thank you for sharing. I slice mine thin and fry in oil or butter.. grilling would likely be healthier.

Mmmmm. those have been a favorite of mine since I was a child, 40+ years ago. I have several spots that produce healthy yealds yearly. Love them. You say that it's said that Giant Puffballs aren't one of the best. But on the contrary, they are by far one of the best choice edibles...By far.

Great video. These look delicious. Used to see giant puff ball all the time as a kind round my grandparents house in Ohio. Next time I head there I'll see if I can find them.

Your vid inspired me! I found one today about 2ft in diameter. Its the biggest one I've ever found. I'll be using your method to cook it! Keep up the great videos and cheers my friend!

I remember finding the older, dried up Puff Balls as a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s, when they break open and release spores that resemble powder but I had no idea they were once an edible mushroom!

One of my A.A. buddies gave me one of these a few months back, it was huge. I was afraid of it, but took my chances, glad I did :)

Been eating these since I was a kid. People look at me like I'm crazy for eating puffballs. They don't know what they're missing. I like to cook the whole thing right away, and refridgerate. I like them best for breakfast cooked a little more in bacon fat, then throw 3 over easy eggs on em' with the bacon on top.

Another great video! Thank you for sharing. I will absolutely be looking for some giant ones in the North Woods next summer.