Comment on Chicken of the Woods

A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You also have to harvest them early enough in their lifecycle. If you get to them too late they don’t taste great.

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• rbn@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I prepared some three weeks ago and it was really good! Maybe yours were too old or not cooked long enough before frying them?

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  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I did not cook them before frying them! And yeah they might have been too old.

    You did not fry them, otoh? Cooked in water and did not use the water? Did they really taste like chicken?

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    • rbn@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I cocked them for 12 minutes in salted water, then added breadcrumbs + spices and fried them in a pan.

      I didn’t eat real chicken for years, so I can’t compare side-by-side, but I’d say that the texture is really close and the flavor resembles chicken in a way, yes.

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      • Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        That’s where you went wrong. Your not supposed to cock them.

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• flora_explora@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve eaten this species many times and liked it every time. But it also depends on what tree species it grows, because iirc some conifers or oaks make it inedible or even slightly toxic.

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  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I probably got it from some sort of pine tree, that could’ve had an impact on the taste.

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