Bamboo mushroom

Phallus indusiatus

mushroom

A mushroom of Asian bamboo forests, with a conical cap from which a white lacy veil hangs; sold dried, for soups and broths. It provides beta-glucans.

Origin

Bamboo groves of Asia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Dried, it is soaked for twenty minutes in lightly salted water; the closed end of the cap, which smells strong, is cut off, then it is cooked in a soup or broth, or stuffed. Always cooked.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

Its lace skirt reaches the ground in about two hours, at 2 to 4 mm a minute: you can watch it grow.