The World's #1 Russian, Ukrainian & Eastern European Discussion & Information Forum - RUA!

This Is the Premier Discussion Forum on the Net for Information and Discussion about Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Discuss Culture, Politics, Travelling, Language, International Relationships and More. Chat with Travellers, Locals, Residents and Expats. Ask and Answer Questions about Travel, Culture, Relationships, Applying for Visas, Translators, Interpreters, and More. Give Advice, Read Trip Reports, Share Experiences and Make Friends.

« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Down

Author Topic: Mushroom "hunting"  (Read 12026 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline msmoby

  • BANNED
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 11242
  • Country: gb
  • Gender: Male
  • BANNED
  • Spouses Country: Russia
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 20+
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #25 on: October 23, 2011, 02:32:44 AM »
Quote from: AvHdB on October 22, 2011, 02:47:00 AM
Has any member ever gone so-called mushroom hunting in Ukraine or Russia?

No, but it seems that there may be plenty of Mushrooms thinking of hunting in the FSUW  :coffeeread:
Logged
Quote from: msmoby on July 11, 2020, 05:05:50 PM
I have never claimed to be a Blue Beret
—
Spurious claims about 'seeing action' with the Blue Berets are debunked >here<
—
Here is my Russophobia/Kremlinphobia topic

Offline Rasputin

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5628
  • Country: ca
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Russia
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 10-20
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #26 on: October 23, 2011, 09:33:35 AM »
Quote from: AvHdB on October 23, 2011, 01:38:46 AM
Quote from: Rasputin on October 22, 2011, 08:56:09 PM
Quote from: AvHdB on October 22, 2011, 03:15:10 PM
I have always wondered about the wild ones and I also understand in North America the mushrooms is a bit like Australia and animals, most will kill you one way or the other.

Not true, there are many perfectly edible mushrooms. These include morels, boletes and one my favorite the shaggy mane.

Yes I am certain there are good ones here as well as perfectly poisonous ones in abundance.

You wrote: most will kill you. This is not quite correct. Some will kill you, many will make you sick, some are edible, but are not considered particularly tasty, and some are perfectly edible. With a bit of training, it is easy enough to identify the lethal ones from the edible ones.

One of the deadliest mushrooms in our corner of the world and elsewhere is the Death cap (Amanita phalloides). I spotted one once next to a trail. You definitely do not want to pick and eat any of these  :-X
Logged
"Seems I live in Russia Rasputin visited" - Millaa
"So do I" - Molly35ru

Offline mendeleyev

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 12846
  • Country: us
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Russia
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 20+
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #27 on: October 23, 2011, 10:22:35 AM »
Some years ago one RUA member was poisoned and almost died eating Russian mushrooms...at least that is what he thought at the time: http://ruadventures.com/forum/index.php?topic=1260.0
Logged

Offline mendeleyev

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 12846
  • Country: us
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Russia
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 20+
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2011, 10:24:18 AM »
Logged

Online AvHdB

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 14942
  • Country: nl
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Ukraine, Kiev
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 20+
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2011, 01:52:12 AM »
With a degree of confidence some will say no Clint died in this film and that.

But I remember a rather young Clint Eastwood being poisoned to death by sweet young girls with mushrooms that they had collected.

It did give me a healthy respect of women and there mushroom collecting skills!

Logged
“If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” T.S. Eliot

Offline Millaa

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2316
  • Country: ru
  • Gender: Female
  • looking for a hero
  • Spouses Country: Hayshenway
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 1-5
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2011, 05:49:03 AM »
Guys, you've inspired me to cook mushroom soup today .... who wants to taste it - hurry up  ;D
Logged
Скептический ум - страшное оружие с собственным счастьем

Offline Rasputin

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5628
  • Country: ca
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Russia
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 10-20
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2011, 10:26:48 AM »
Quote from: AvHdB on October 24, 2011, 01:52:12 AM
It did give me a healthy respect of women and there mushroom collecting skills!

It isn't that difficult. However, I would not recommend eating random mushrooms, especially if they have a greenish tinge  :-X
Logged
"Seems I live in Russia Rasputin visited" - Millaa
"So do I" - Molly35ru

Offline Boris

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 3134
  • Country: us
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #32 on: October 24, 2011, 03:12:04 PM »
Quote from: oxumoron on October 24, 2011, 05:49:03 AM
Guys, you've inspired me to cook mushroom soup today .... who wants to taste it - hurry up  ;D

 I'm ready!! :thumbsup:
Logged

Offline ChrisE

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 529
  • Country: us
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Ukraine
  • Status: Engaged
  • Trips: 1-5
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #33 on: October 24, 2011, 05:21:36 PM »
Count me in! Never turn down an offer of home cooked food, most especially from a Russian lady!  :bow:
Logged

Offline Millaa

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 2316
  • Country: ru
  • Gender: Female
  • looking for a hero
  • Spouses Country: Hayshenway
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 1-5
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #34 on: October 24, 2011, 06:11:03 PM »
mushroom ...

mushroom in soup...

all u need - to take flight to far east  ;D
Logged
Скептический ум - страшное оружие с собственным счастьем

Offline ChrisE

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 529
  • Country: us
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Ukraine
  • Status: Engaged
  • Trips: 1-5
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #35 on: October 24, 2011, 08:25:48 PM »
Ox, That looks wonderfully delicious!  Looks like there are 2 things missing: butter on the bread, and me eating it!  :THUB:
Logged

Offline Muzh_1

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 6317
  • Country: tz
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2011, 08:18:55 AM »
Oo, Oo, me, me. I love that soup with freshly plucked wild mushrooms.
Logged

Offline Muzh_1

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 6317
  • Country: tz
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2011, 08:21:02 AM »
Quote from: oxumoron on October 22, 2011, 07:32:16 PM
Quote from: d672 on October 22, 2011, 07:23:51 PM
Quote from: oxumoron on October 22, 2011, 05:57:26 PM
specially for dutches  ;D

 Oxumoron!

 You wouldn't really feed those poisonous mushrooms to a dutchman, would you???   :chuckle:
Why not? They pay money for the same effect in coffe-shop  :smokin:


LMAO

Oh boy, I'm getting flashbacks.  :8)
Logged

Offline Muzh_1

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 6317
  • Country: tz
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2011, 08:30:07 AM »
Quote from: AvHdB on October 22, 2011, 02:47:00 AM
Has any member ever gone so-called mushroom hunting in Ukraine or Russia?

Once in the Dordogne I did this with some expat and locals. The French called them cepes I think. We first had a repast of sausages, pate and other edibles together with a fair quanity of vieux a sort local distilled prune alcohol. By the we set out at 7 am I wondered if we could see anything.

I understand now is the season in Ukraine/Russia what is it like? Which mushrooms are they harvesting.

AvHdB

Some time ago I posted my experience of mushroom hunting in UA. Even posted pictures.

Then I posted an article from the NYTimes where they talk about Russians/Ukrainians  getting lost, sometimes forever, while hunting for mushrooms. I can understand this. The place I went to, everywhere you looked was the same and it was easy for me to lose my bearing.
Logged

Offline Rasputin

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5628
  • Country: ca
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: Russia
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 10-20
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2011, 08:48:18 AM »
Quote from: AvHdB on October 22, 2011, 02:47:00 AM
Once in the Dordogne I did this with some expat and locals. The French called them cepes I think.

I checked, the cèpes are boletes (Boletus edulis and other edible boletes) and are the mushrooms that the Russians refer to as белые грибы.
Logged
"Seems I live in Russia Rasputin visited" - Millaa
"So do I" - Molly35ru

Offline Oluewasegun

  • New Member
  • Posts: 1
  • Gender: Male
  • Spouses Country: United States
  • Status: Married
  • Trips: 5-10
Re: Mushroom "hunting"
« Reply #40 on: May 25, 2018, 10:07:02 AM »
Hunting truffles now a days is likely becoming a trend not just because of the the variety of culinary use of it but it also comes with a very high price tag. A lot of people would pay extra just to get a hold of a very delicious, delicate, and hard to find truffles. On the question how expensive truffles really are, you can read and watch this article about truffle hunting to learn more here https://www.trufflemagic.com/blog/magic-truffle-hunting/
Logged

Pages: 1 [2]   Go Up
« previous next »