Knowing the types or varieties of mushrooms that you can find in autumn ensures you discover and identify the autumnal mushrooms typical of this time of year. Find out how to pick autumn mushrooms safely.
Along with the arrival of autumn, a variety of foods and natural products of a season as special as this one also come to our hands.
Especially chestnuts, persimmons, figs or mushrooms stand out. The latter become extremely healthy natural foods, rich in proteins of high biological value and minerals such as iron, phosphorus or potassium (in addition, without tremendously low sodium, which is ideal for people with high blood pressure).
In a previous article we talked to you about the properties of mushrooms, through a special note thanks to which we learned that they are excellent foods to stimulate both nervous activity and brain activity, and are ideal in slimming diets and diets against anemia.
Although we have also talked to you about how to pick mushrooms and how to preserve mushrooms, it is always a great idea to investigate a little more about them and discover the different varieties of autumn mushrooms that we can find during this wonderful season.
Variety of autumn mushrooms
Here are some of the main autumnal mushrooms, which stand out precisely because they are some of the most characteristic of this beautiful autumn season.
Níscalo
It is one of the best known or characteristic mushrooms of autumn. In fact, it surprises with its excellent fruity perfume (which is very reminiscent of peach or apricot) and its flavor is also excellent.
They are easy to distinguish, especially thanks to their special aroma.
Chanterelle
It is a mushroom known as cabrilla, Susa or rossinyol. It is another known variety in this season. In fact, it stands out for being one of the most abundant. It has a sweet taste and a slightly fruity aroma.
Witch’s Circle Mushroom
(Also known as bed-sec, marasmus, or nymph).
It is a mushroom that is characterized by having a really pleasant smell when we find it in the dried field. In addition, it is ideal for any dish because it has a very mild flavor.
St George’s mushroom
(Known in turn as udabarriziza or moixernó).
It is a mushroom with a more voluminous shape in terms of thickness than the witch’s mushroom. However, its flavor and aroma are just as pleasant. They can be ideal passed through butter or olive oil.
How to catch autumn mushrooms?
The autumn is the season when feature appear mushrooms, some fungi (some edible and others that can be very toxic) that emerge from the ground and can reach surprising both for its aroma and its flavor.
But when it comes to picking mushrooms, in the first place it is essential to be a natural connoisseur of which ones are edible and which ones are not, especially for a basic issue: many of them can be very harmful to health, especially the most toxic ones.
This is a fundamental requirement in order not to endanger our own health. Therefore, we must discover which mushrooms are edible, to be one hundred percent sure and not take unnecessary risks.
In case of having this requirement, we need a cloth bag or basket where we can store the mushrooms as we find them.
Regarding the place where we can find them, it is common for them to appear in humid places, often covered by leaves.
Most of them it is usual that, when it comes to catching them, they come out of the ground without making the least effort.
However, remember that when preparing them it is essential to wash them well, to remove any remaining dirt, cut their base and do them very well.
