I found this nice looking COTW while kayaking the other day growing on a downed tree in the middle of the river.
Looks like Chicken Of The Pond to me.
Isn't that just duck?
damn my bad
would this be duck-of-the-woods?
do you have to unravel my whole life in one go??
Does it distribute tiny swords?
Strange fungus lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic mycology.
Yes, until the tiny uprising it did
Definitely some water fowl. Maybe a water hen?
Love that username.
Back at ya.
Just had a batch of this sprout on a tulip poplar stump from a tree cut down 3 years ago. It did not look as good as this photo and was not harvested.
The woods behind the house produce a lot of this, as well as the occasional morel- which locals call dryland fish. I suspect we also get the psychedelic kind, but their appearance is so close to deadly ones in this area; and I am not a gambler.
Interesting, I've never heard of morels called dryland fish. I can see it from a taste perspective. We don't have a psychedelic mimic of the morel but we have what we call a beefsteak which is the Gyromitra esculenta.
I was unclear- I didn’t mean a psychedelic version of morel.
I meant the different mushroom species commonly used for such purposes.
Does it taste like Chicken Of The fil-A?
Yes, but without the homophobia.
I was never fortunate enough to catch them in their prime, but according to a friend of mine "it all just tastes like mushroom to me."
You have to cook it right, and season it right too! The quality of the mushroom makes a big difference as well (that one looks like a good one!)
It's really quite remarkable when done right.
I agree, but a well cooked mushroom will provide you with the right texture. The seasoning and browning will provide flavor.
I've cooked oyster mushrooms that tasted a lot like scallops, but if you search for it, the mushroom taste is there. I guess my friend is just more sensitive to it. Doesn't keep him from foraging, cooking, and enjoying them.
The ones I've tried that have a stronger good flavor in addition to mushroom flavor are chestnut mushrooms and chanterelles. A++.
I've never tried chestnut mushrooms before. Chanterelles are excellent though, I really enjoy their natural spicyness, kind of a peppery sort of flavor.
Chanterelles are my favorite by far. I'm yet to try morels though, and I've heard its praises.