Did you know that mushrooms are not a plant (neither grass, nor flower, nor tree, etc.)? What then? Mushrooms are a sort of intermediary between plants and animals, which is why biologists classify mushrooms as living organisms in their own right.
Chanterelles
- Chanterelles are one of the earliest summer mushrooms.
- Chanterelles are highly valued in the culinary world. It was the only mushroom eaten by Lithuanian Jews.
- The mushroom is never wormy and contains many useful substances: vitamins B1, B2, as well as D2, D3, copper and zinc. What gives the chanterelle its bright color? You guessed it: Vitamin A! They contain as much Vitamin A as carrots!
Watch how to prepare Chanterelle Mushrooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXe-wnXfZYw
Porcini (King Bolete) mushrooms
- Did you know that most mushroom caps are more valuable than their stems? While some mushrooms‘ stems aren‘t even used for food, the stalk of the King Bolete is even more valuable and nutritious than the caps of other mushrooms. That’s why other mushrooms have to take off their caps and bow down to this king!
- The bolete is one of the best known and most valuable mushrooms in Lithuania.
- It is highly nutritious – low in fat and carbohydrates, rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.
- It is not only the most nutritious mushroom, but also has healing properties: in folk medicine, powdered dried porcini mushrooms are used to treat wounds.
Watch how to prepare porcini mushroom “steaks”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWB5C1ludQc
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