The deadly mycotoxin orellanine, which is present in Cortinarius rubellus, the deadly webcap, may not cause symptoms in those who ingested the mushroom until one or two weeks have passed – after detectable traces of the toxin are already gone, and late-stage kidney failure has already begun. Connecting the sickness with certainty to a misidentified wild mushroom that was eaten weeks earlier with no obvious ill effects is not always possible.

Yeah, nope.

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

This is basically vegan rabies

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 110 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Many refugees from Syria got poisoned by mushrooms because a common edible Syrian mushroom looks very much like a poisonous German mushroom.

[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 75 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Happens to some SE Asians in North America too, because the edible straw mushroom from SE Asia resembles one here called "death cap". Amanita phalloides. What's fucked up is right before it kills you your symptoms actually improve, so people get discharged from the hospital and think they are going to be ok. I forage mushrooms but I stay away from white gilled mushrooms completely.

[–] argentcorvid@midwest.social 14 points 7 months ago

Yeah I had my yard full of destroying angels last summer, when they first showed up I was all "sweet! Mushrooms!" Because they look real similar to agaricus. But then I saw the white gills, and was all :(.

And I made sure to tell my kids not to mess with them and why.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 months ago

I never thought about this being possible and now I can't help but laugh at how deceptive nature is.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 65 points 7 months ago

Just follow standard survival advice. Don't forage for mushrooms. Starving to death is better than poisoning yourself and starving to death.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 35 points 7 months ago

There are over 400 spp of mushroom in my area, but only 23 or so are edible. I'll pass.

[–] the_third@feddit.de 34 points 7 months ago (10 children)

Yeah, I'm just staying away from that. There are enough other things that can end up in my frying pan with less crawling through the woods while hanging my continued existence on my ability to read and memorize two books worth of not-plant-descriptions.

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[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Even some of the ones that are edible still secretly want to kill you. From the Wikipedia entry for "chicken of the woods":

In some cases eating the mushroom "causes mild reactions ... for example, "swollen lips" or in rare cases "nausea, vomiting, dizziness and disorientation" to those who are sensitive. This is believed to be due to a number of factors that include allergies to the mushroom's protein or toxins which are only somewhat stable at high temperatures.

I'll eat portabellos if they come on pasta or pizza (though I've started taking them off the latter because they turn to rubber in the microwave) but I sure as hell am not going out of my way to order any dish that features them (mushrooms) as the main protein.

[–] groet@feddit.de 52 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

pizza

microwave

I don't think the mushrooms are the problem in that situation

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Bite me, I don't have the counter space for a toaster oven and I'm not heating up the actual oven every time I want a leftover slice.

If the pizza is made from quality ingredients to begin with, it survives microwaving decently well. Mushrooms just refuse to play ball.

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 46 points 7 months ago (9 children)

If you have a stove I can definitely recommend heating your pizza in a dry (with no oil) frying pan. Set the temperature medium-low and heat a slice or two at a time for a few minutes. It comes out like it was freshly cooked.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is why the internet is worth saving.

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

Thanks, that rather made my day.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

I hope you'll soon get the help you need 🙏

[–] gimpchrist@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If the pizza is made from real quality ingredients to begin with you should be comfortable with eating it cold judgement eyes

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[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Here's a hint for you. Lower the power of the microwave to 4/10 and cook about 50% longer. Once you get the timing down you leftover pizza will be much better and less rubbery.

Most people are clueless about how to properly use a microwave, because no one teaches us, but max all the time is not how it should be used.

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[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Some people also get mild to severe reactions to pizza. They're sensitive to night shade. Or lactose intolerant. Or have celiac's. Or are allergic to one of the toppings.

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[–] MoonJellyfish@lemmy.today 27 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Started foraging mushrooms previous year. I'm alive so far.

Also met a deer while foraging. Didn't know they could bark. Scared the shit out of me.

[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Interesting how "scared shit out of me" sounds so much more literal than "scared the shit out of me".

[–] MoonJellyfish@lemmy.today 4 points 7 months ago

Thanks, English is not my first language 😂

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 25 points 7 months ago

My favorite version of this is

brown cap: normal benign and good. Idiot's False Brown cap: Will kill you before you die

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Well thank god I absolutely hate the taste of mushrooms.

[–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 12 points 7 months ago

I would put these in my D&D campaign.

[–] qbus@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

lemmy.world/c/mushrooms

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[–] MintyAnt@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Shout out to that particular sub losing any and all meaning to what it's purpose was over the years

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Fungus amongus

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Foongus Amoonguss

(This is an actual pokemon evolution line)

(used for a mushroom-like pokemon that looks like a poke ball to fool trainers into grabbing it)

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[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

I plucked these in my brother in laws backyard yesterday, and this post is now giving me doubts...

Edit: the picture of the morels I found is not uploading for some reason... But yeah, I'm like 99.99% sure they are morels.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Bruh it can be so dangerous, I search for poisonous mimics of (mushroom). And honestly if a mushroom has too many poisonous mimics or toxic species of the same family, I just won't try to harvest it.

So far Oyster mushrooms are just about the safest to spot and harvest, I don't live in an area with chicken or hen of the woods, which is also pretty easy to identify.

https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Don-t-get-fooled-by-these-morel-look-alikes-17062084.php

Morels do have a few toxic cousins, so be careful.

[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

When I was a kid we would have yearly morel hunts. My uncles were always scouting the neighbors' woods, and once morels were sighted we'd sneak onto their property and gather bags of 'em. We'd usually get about 10 pounds between the six of us cousins. Then Grandma would fry them up and we'd feast.

One year I ate at least a pound by myself. That night I got so violently ill I thought I would die. I never ate morels again.

Now you have me wondering if one of us picked a not-morel and I was the unlucky one who ate it.

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[–] menemen@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Don you maybe have a mushroom consultation in your town? Don't know where you are from, but in Europe many countries have them and they can help you not to kill yourself.

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[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago

Could always get into growing them instead.

[–] Obonga@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

Mushrooms are awesome and delicious. Foraging them is awesome too if you know your shit. Which i do not, so i buy mushrooms.

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