Parasol Mushroom Identification, Macrolepiota procera

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Parasol Mushroom Identification, Macrolepiota procera. By www.wildfooduk.com
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@__greG 3 жыл бұрын

In Hungary this is one of the most popular specie. We call it "nagy őzláb" it means : "Great/Big deerleg".

@polishexplorer Жыл бұрын

Scaly hat with uneven edge and brown umbo at the center, gills thicker in the middle and not grown into the stipe, stipe hollow, scaly and lacking volva with movable ring. Dipped in egg and breadcrumb, han fried - tastes like Wienna schnitzel, great alternative for vegetarians.

@Pindi44 6 жыл бұрын

Best video I´ve seen on how to identify a parasol. Thanks.

@MsKariSmith 2 жыл бұрын

I found some parasols in the goat pen, got " Mushroom Fever " now! Happy picking from Canada!

@decorahnord9902 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for helping me learn these different kinds of mushrooms. That's awesome ..

@aliciacook3863 3 жыл бұрын

Great to know! It appears that my phone app misidentified a shaggy as the edible parasol. Glad I watched this

@roybackhouse5770 2 жыл бұрын

I have just cooked and eaten my first self unaided foraged mushroom. The Parasol. Thanks for your help identifying. It wasclovely. Pan fried in butter and also added to a butter chicken sauce. Delish!

@TheBigBrainn 4 жыл бұрын

These grow a lot in the forest very close to my home since I live in village, here in Bosnia. There was really a lot of them in october, I mean reeeally a lot, like forest was flodded ha ha. Besides, they still grow even now at the end of November and wondering when they're going to stop. It's really a great mushroom.

@TheBigBrainn 4 жыл бұрын

Forgot to say, I found one once sooo big it was amazing to see. Even more, it was so perfectly looking and I was wondering how the stem could actually hold onto such huge cap. I was so amazed. I guess they love the conditions here and soil.

@IsleofWightBushcraft 7 жыл бұрын

I've eaten loads of these over the years marlow. They good soup. White gills don't make soup go brown. We get shaggies as well in a local wood. Great vid again marlow. Thanks bud.

@richardmell299 Жыл бұрын

A very good tasting mushroom👍

@HomeSickAlienJayman 7 жыл бұрын

i found some of these a few years ago, they had a lot of maggot holes in them but i was so chuffed to find em i eat them anyway. i fried em in butter and they were amazing, best tasting mushroom i ever found.

@tasmedic 3 жыл бұрын

Here is Tasmania we have Macrolepiota Clelandi, which looks like a much smaller version of these. And thay are absolutely delicious.

@jafacake8211 4 жыл бұрын

snake scales up the stem, will have a skirt, will turn up at old age, will have a nipple, globular at young age, white spores, warts on top these mushrooms are amazing to eat

@raphaellwsh 6 жыл бұрын

Hundreds of these just popped up where I live! Awesome

@thewholecity 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful specimen there. Thank you for sharing your find. The Parasol is one of my all time favourites species.

@rjjcms1 3 жыл бұрын

I've only seen pictures of them and didn't realisethey were that large.

@yogisallyannslight5940 2 жыл бұрын

Just found a whole bag full in Slapton Ley near Dartmouth ..... Bit wary, so I found your website. Thank you so much... There is no red when cutting or picking them, as you stated, so thank you. Looking forward to soup tonight. Yay!

@MG63 Жыл бұрын

I have delicately fried these mushrooms in garlic butter and they are fantastic. They almost have a fleshy meat texture to them.

@more2knowgrow472 6 жыл бұрын

You are GREAT! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge.

@almaxii 3 жыл бұрын

We also have these beautiful and delicious mushrooms in Lithuania :) In our language we say Žvynabudė :) Sometimes I say Skėtis :D

@dejanlekic5513 9 ай бұрын

It smells nice too. Has this nutty smell...

@youjustwastedasecondofyour6293 7 жыл бұрын

I believe Chlorophyllum rhacodes is the present scientific name for the shaggy parasol (formerly Macrolepiota rhacodes). Thanks for the vid.

@langrichar 7 жыл бұрын

Well done , I appreciate your effort .

@RafalScrapper 6 жыл бұрын

i love these ones another characteristic is you can break of self-foot from the hat and there is no connection between them just look like little round and smooth socket

@VladimirOnOccasion 7 жыл бұрын

nice find...found some Winter Chanterelle at the weekend.

@LondonTreeSurgeons-Camden 7 жыл бұрын

Another great video added to our playlist.

@Kiltoonie 4 жыл бұрын

I quite like the shaggies too - they are very tasty when cooked.

@kahlospirit24 3 жыл бұрын

You are one of the lucky ones then. No vomiting for you

@jonnyBravos 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marlow, thanks for another lesson. Found a couple of shaggy parasols locally in a evergreen treeline . Just the video to set me straight . I did have a little nibble tho, after Googleing yew tree identification, tasted nice... More research on the shaggy then.. hey.. found my first chicken if the woods this year.. may time..on a 5 ft felled stump. Was ab fab in the pan with egg and breadcrumbs. 👍👍👍👍

@Russkiybobr 7 жыл бұрын

My favourite mushroom to eat! Deep fried in tempura batter mmmm.

@mistagregory 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just found two in the forest behind my house in Aquitaine, France. Going to check on them tomorrow and hopefully will pick to eat.

@willdatsun 9 ай бұрын

November 9th 2023 theres a fully formed one in my sheep paddock (i guess sheep don't eat them? ). Perfect vid, I shall pick it tomorrow as it seems to be a perfect match.

@channelwhite5794 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video👍

@Robmanian 3 жыл бұрын

In Romania we call these "pălăria şarpelui" (snake's hat)

@SkategardenInc 10 ай бұрын

Whew close one, thanks 😅

@flopilop3808 3 жыл бұрын

These are great in eggwash and deepfried or made into a powder to enchance sauces

@Cobbido 2 жыл бұрын

You can dry them, pulverize them and keep them in glass jars forever to use as an umami booster in sauces and stuff.

@akpanjennings 3 жыл бұрын

Ya totally ate a green spored “false” parasol and vomited all night in the ER 🥴

@robotlove3000 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry that happened to you! But your comment is great info for other foragers. I just looked up that mushroom after reading your comment and it really does resemble the edible parasol. Yikes, it’s even nicknamed the “vomiter” 😬 It lacks the snakeskin base that the edible parasol mushroom has, so that seems to be a very important identifier.

@randomdude239 2 жыл бұрын

@@robotlove3000 also, the gills turn to green after few hours from picking them (due to the spores). Always safe to take a spore print though, it’s one of the best ways to identify mushrooms and avoid potentially dangerous lookalikes.

@phillipsargeant1936 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Pointers such as the snake like skin are really helpful, thank you. I found x5 of these a couple of days ago, the cap was quite spongy to the touch.... don't know if that's typical, perhaps something to do with all the rain recently ? Big thanks again.

@randomdude239 2 жыл бұрын

Yes the flesh tends to be pretty spongy, almost marshmallows-like texture. Very nutty odour and (another key identifier) when you cut it, the flesh stays white. It doesn’t change colour with exposure to air.

@toosmoothtomoove3510 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

@ESCAPINGTHEMATRIXFORGOOD 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the help, it seem we are surrounded by them, i am no expert but would love to have at least one mushroom that i can identify to eat, ive seen other people picking them, they are huge ! literally dinner plate size, year after year ive been pondering over them. i think now's the time to try one. ive read the books watched the videos on you tube, but have nether trusted my judgement in the past. thanks for a clear video. take care

@crowwing Жыл бұрын

how does the 'false parasol' differ from the edible parasol? or is that just another name for the shaggy?

@lauriesponza5721 7 ай бұрын

In the US, the false parasol is chlorophyllum molybdites. Nicknamed ' the vomiter", bec it makes nearly everyone who ingests it ill, it's only difference from the parasol is it's green spores. I don't know if it is present in the UK [ true parasol has white spores]

@jameslerouge 2 жыл бұрын

so i saw hundreds of these today in a woodland in Wiltshire. I really could not quite believe how many i saw. I took a few home, as i've never tried them before. I just was surprised as I didn't exepct to see them in November. Does anyone know how long they take to grow into the huge dinner plate sizes, as i saw some real monsters today!

@IsleofWightBushcraft 7 жыл бұрын

I still have not found chanterelles. I've searched and searched. No joy. Any tips.

@WildFoodUK1 7 жыл бұрын

Mossy old beech woods is where to look :)

@IsleofWightBushcraft 7 жыл бұрын

Marlow Renton thanks marlow

@wiseguy9202 6 жыл бұрын

Looks a lot like our green gilled Lepiotas.

@WildFoodUK1 6 жыл бұрын

It does look a lot like it, but that one isn't native to the UK.

@Eueueyw 4 жыл бұрын

Wild Food UK Still crops up occasionally in greenhouses

@kkooloo5781 4 жыл бұрын

How do you recommend cooking them .Everybody says you MUST cook them with eggs?

@WildFoodUK1 4 жыл бұрын

they are very versatile, we even use them baked slowly as a mushroom pizza base. They are a strong mushroomy flavour. Texture wise a bit looser than shop bought mushrooms so not so great for staying firm in sauces, but they do add good flavour.

@MedievalGenie 3 жыл бұрын

I've cooked them as part of an English breakfast, minus the eggs. It paired well with the bacon, sausages, beans etc. Overall I'd say to treat them like massive, mutant sized button mushrooms.

@arkadiuszstepkowicz8878 3 жыл бұрын

In Poland we put them into milk for a few minutes and then we run them through egg and breadcrumbs and then fry in a pan with oil. Personally I use a mix of pork fat and colza oil, but some people use butter instead.

@promariossigma2556 6 жыл бұрын

best way to id this family of mushrooms its the size the leg and the shape.but for someone new the basic id is the meat of this mushroom.when u cut it must stsy white.if will change colour to orange or red then its toxic

@suzannehedderly1331 4 жыл бұрын

What causes those lumps in the ground? 🤔

@WildFoodUK1 4 жыл бұрын

mainly ants..

@steammachine3061 7 жыл бұрын

The shaggy parasol in my opinion slightly edges it in the flavour department over the parasol. Not that i would turn my nose up at either

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

It's a Big 8 stem under that mushroom

@tatianarozenberg7313 6 жыл бұрын

you have to TWIST from the soil

@vitormatias1983 2 жыл бұрын

@wild food UK We are being warned in Portugal to beware of a false version of this mushroom that can be letal.. Macrolepiota venenata. I was trying to learn how to identify it but it seems to not be recent and not to much is said about it. Do you have any video about this or could you make one? Don't know if you have this false twin there.

@polishexplorer Жыл бұрын

Smaller and ring dissapears with time. Rather pinkish areas than brown scales on the hat and stipe. Never collect mushrooms in young stage.

@tweetypie1978 2 жыл бұрын

I'm gutted, I had these in my old house back garden and I assumed they were poisonous

@lukeoneill3491 6 жыл бұрын

iv eaten these almost taste like chicken

@pavlovezdenetsky7824 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for excellent video! Please help to distinguish it from similar look-alike deadly poisonous mushroom Lepiota brunneoincarnata

@WildFoodUK1 7 жыл бұрын

The Lepiota brunneoincarnata will not normally grow beyond 5cm in diameter when fully opened. A Parasol mushroom can grow up to 25cm in diameter, sometimes even bigger! We say not to pick a Parasol under 12cm in diameter just to be on the safe side.

@pavlovezdenetsky7824 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment. Also I would add absence of ring and different stem surface

@kahlospirit24 3 жыл бұрын

@@WildFoodUK1 so definitely no snakeskin patten on the stem of the lepiota brunneoincarnata?

@jt21419 7 жыл бұрын

Didn't know it grew on grass.

@funny-video-YouTube-channel 5 жыл бұрын

Be very careful with mushrooms that have *a ring or scarf under the cap.* Most of those with the round scarf are poisonous. The one in the video is an exception.

@leafybleu8814 4 жыл бұрын

There are many mushrooms with an annulus that are forageable. The thing is just to educate yourself about them (individually) and become familiar with them through experience. I realize this comment is well meant and out of concern for possibly (some) Amanita species and others with an annulus that are not, forageable and could be toxic. Each mushroom genus and species needs to be looked at individually and learned individually and no blanket statement really applies to them as a whole.

@Gr0nal 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I guess that makes the agaricus family poisonous. Better throw out those field mushrooms.