Black Truffles – A Brief Guide
Black truffles (scientific name Tuber melanosporum), unlike many other species of mushroom, are completely subterranean which means that they naturally grow…
Agaricus Campestris – The Meadow Mushroom
Agaricus Campestris are widely grown edible types of gilled fungi, with a common button-like appearance that resembles that of white button…
Porcini Mushrooms – A Richly-Flavored Fungus
Porcini mushrooms (scientific name Boletus Edulis) are also known as penny buns, king boletes, or ceps. They are wild fungi that…
Wood Mushrooms – The Forest Fungus
Wood mushrooms (scientific name Agaricus Silvicola) are an edible fungi species belonging in the Agaricus genus and are closely related to…
Portabella Mushrooms – A Guide
Portabella mushrooms, also commonly known as Portobello mushrooms, are the most commonly eaten mushrooms in the world. Scientifically known as Agaricus…
Chaga Mushrooms – An Unusual Fungus
Chaga mushrooms or black mass mushrooms, (scientific name Inonotus Obliquus) are a class of parasitic mushrooms that belong to the family…
Wood Ear Mushrooms – A Jelly-Like Fungus
Wood ear mushrooms, also known as Judas's ears, Jew’s ears, jelly ears, (black) wood ear or pepeao, are a species of…
Death Cap Mushrooms – A Toxic Fungus
Death Cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) are a type of toxic wild fungus that resemble a few other edible types of fungi…
Shaggy Mane Mushrooms – A Guide
Shaggy mane mushrooms (Coprinus Comatus), shaggy ink caps, or lawyer’s wigs, are a type of edible fungus commonly found in lawns…
Tremella Mushrooms – An Aid to Skin Beauty
Tremella mushrooms (scientific name Tremella fuciformis) are a species of fungus that look a little like a snowball, hence it is…