Yes, the boletus or "penny bun" is a highly prized eater here and there. Myself, I prefer to leave the wild funghi in situ, though. More spore-spread, see?nosmarbaj wrote: ↑2 Oct 2022, 11:25amThe first one is a cep, which I would certainly have picked and eaten if I'd seen it!
(It's generally agreed to be among the very best edible fungi. A member of the bolete family which distinctively have pores rather than gills under the cap. None of them are likely to kill you, though one or two can cause serious gastric upset, especially Rubroboletus satanas) which is quite distinctive in appearance and easily identified. Of course, some people may be allergic to normally harmless foods, so as stated earlier, caution is advisable.)
When walking the dogs in the forest, we come across many a penny bun "root" where the collectors have been and cut off the fine flavoursome fungus. They go for quite a price to posh restaurants.
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