At first glance, it looks great – a firm light brown hat, a thick shaft, looks like a boletus. However, the bile bitterness hides a bitter truth. It is not poisonous, but its taste makes the dish inedible. We suggest how to recognize the bile bitterness and avoid the tasteless mistake.
Cholelish bile popularly called Satan It belongs to the Borowy Family. Young specimens are very similar to the noble boletus. It can be found in coniferous forests from June to October. He creates a micory of pine.
The diameter of his hat can reach up to 20 cm. It is light brown. The shaft is light covered with a darker mesh 2-4 cm thick and height up to 14 cm.
Bile peer is inedible. Its consumption is not in danger of poisoning. However, the fungus contains a large amount of bitter compounds that give it an extremely bitter, bile taste. Importantly, these substances are released under the influence of heat, and the higher temperature does not neutralize them. This means that even a small addition of this It can completely ruin the whole dish.
Bile bitterness It looks like a noble boletus And it grows in similar places. This makes him easily mistaken. How to recognize bile bitterness and distinguish him from the true?
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1. Look at the tubes under the hat
Hymenofor at Goryczak is initially white, au mature mushrooms Its color goes into pink. In addition, tubes under a mushroom hat darken after pressing. In the case of a boletus, the hymenofor, regardless of the age of a given copy, is white or cream and does not darken under pressure.
2. Compare the stems of mushrooms
The core of the bitterness is covered with lighter meshwhich is easy to see on a darker background. The stem of the boletus is more uniform. It has a light mesh on a bright background.
3. Take a taste test
You can bring a broken part of the fungus to the tongue. If you feel intense bitter taste You can be sure that you hold the bile bitterness. Performing the test does not threaten poisoning because it is not a poisonous fungus, a only extremely distasteful.
In Polish forests there is also a satanic boletus also called Satan and incorrectly identified with Goryczak. In this case, however, we are dealing with a poisonous fungus. Fortunately, this fungus is characterized by pinkthanks to which it is easy to distinguish him from a noble boletus.
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Fortunately, Borowik’s mistake will not end tragically, at most you will have to get around the taste and pour out the entire mushroom sauce. Unfortunately, in the forests there are poisonous mushrooms that are confusingly similar to edible and here the mistake may end tragically. Therefore, remember that during mushrooming:
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only collect mushrooms you are sure of
- Finally, consult your collections with a more experienced mushroom picker or take to the nearest sanitary and epidemiological station.
When collecting mushrooms, remember to Leave the worm copies on the spotand collecting healthy, do not damage the mycelium. Mushrooms should be gently twist or cut off with a low knife.
