Mushrooms

Food journalist, Liz O’Keefe writes for various business and consumer horticulture and food magazines. She is co-author of the award-winning The Mushroom Cookbook and contributing editor for The Great British Pepper Cookbook. Formerly a chef, Liz is a fruit and vegetable expert, and also works as a recipe developer and food stylist. A lifelong fan of the world of mushrooms, Liz delights in the intricacies of horticulture and runs a successful supper club in London.

• Contents:Introduction: What are Fungi?1 Field mushroom 2 Button mushroom 3 Flat mushroom 4 Portobello mushroom 5 Chestnut mushroom 6 Scarlet elf caps 7 Orange birch bolete 8 Oyster 9 King oyster 10 Golden oyster 11 Pink oyster 12 Shiitake 13 Enoki 14 Nameko 15 Shimeji 16 Pied bleu/Wood blewit 17 Hen of the woods/Maitake 18 Matsutake 19 Straw 20 Lion’s mane/pom pom 21 Black ear 22 Morel 23 St George’s 24 Chanterelle 25 girolle/golden chanterelle 26 Mousserson/fairy ring 27 Charbonnier 28 Truffles 29 Lactaire 30 Dryad’s saddle 31 Pied de mouton/Hedgehog 32 Parasol 33 Trompette 34 Porcini/ Penny Buns 35 Lobster 36 Cauliflower/Coral 37 Caesar 38 Horse 39 Jelly/wood ears 40 Giant puff ball 41 Common puffball 42 Pear-shaped puffball 43 Beefsteak 44 Chicken of the woods 45 Meadow waxcap 46 The Prince 47 Pavement mushroom 48 Medusa mushroom 49 Macro mushroom 50 Scaly wood mushroom 51 Almond mushroom 52 Blushing Wood mushroom 53 Spring fieldcap 54 Wood mushroom 55 Orange peel 56 Snakeskin grisette 57 Slippery Jack 58 Orange Birch Bolete 59 Orange Oak Bolete 60 Bay Bolete 61 Shaggy Inkcap 62 Cordyceps 63 The Miller 64 Oak Milkcap 65 Velvet Shank 66 Shaggy Parasol 67 Tawny Grisette 68 The Deceiver 69 The Blusher 70 Porcelain fungus 71. Dangerous/Inedible: 71 The Death Cap 72 Fly agaric 73 Destroying angel 74 Deadly webcab 75 Fool’s conecap 76 Fool’s funnel 77 Funeral bell 78 Angel’s Wings 79 Panther Cap 80 The Dapperlings 81. FEATURES • Mushrooms in Folklore • Medicinal Mushrooms • Modern Mushrooms • Foraging • Cookery • Recipes