Birch bolete

Leccinellum spp., Leccinum spp. …

mushroom

A bolete with a gray stem bristling with black tufts, growing under birches, sautéed, dried or pickled.

Origin

Birch forests of Europe and northern Asia

Season (United States)

July to October

Preparation

The stem, fibrous in old ones, is removed. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

Russians call it podberiozovik, “the one that grows under the birch”.