«Oyster mushroom blue» (Pleurotus columbinus) - Organic Mushroom Spawn

A couple of weeks ago it seemed that the mushroom year would be a lost one but bolete hunters could put their mushroom-searching urge to good use last week already. The first ceps, or king boletes.

This rare mushroom originated in Japan, maitake is recognized as one of the most powerful anticancer therapies used for weight loss, in particular, due to its ability to normalize metabolic and hormonal processes.

Shiitake possesses a distinctive smokey flavour, making it a great addition to casseroles, soups and oriental stir fries. The flavour and texture of outdoor natural log grown mushrooms is much superior to the Shiitake bought in the shops.

The Flirt is common and widespread in Britain and Ireland and wherever there are oak or Beech trees on mainland Europe. The gills and stem surface of this brittlegill rapidly turn a deep salmon or rusty-pink when rubbed with iron salts (FeSO4).

Pulp dense, strong, white, with very characteristic smell reminding a smell of fruit. Lacteal juice white, on taste caustic, on air becomes sulfur-yellow. Plates are quite frequent, wide, poorly descending on a leg, white with a yellowish shade.