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Boletus harsh - a rather rare, but very tasty edible mushroom with numerous useful properties. To recognize him in the forest, you need to study the description and photo of the obabk in advance.
Where the boletus grows harsh
The harsh boletus belongs to rather rare mushrooms, but it can be found both in deciduous and mixed forests. He prefers dry calcareous, loamy and sandy soils, most often it comes across under aspens and poplars. It is found both singly and in small groups of several fruiting bodies.
The main fruiting of the harsh boletus occurs in late summer and early autumn. You can see the first fruiting bodies already in July, however, the most active growth of obabok grows from mid-August to October.
What does a boletus look like?
The appearance is quite typical for representatives of the Boletov family. The harsh boletus has a cap up to 15 cm in diameter. At a young age, it is convex and half spherical, while in adult fruiting bodies it straightens and looks more like a pillow. The center of the cap may be slightly depressed, the skin on it is smooth and dull, it may be slightly pubescent, and in wet weather it is slippery and sticky.
By color, the cap of a boletus can be ocher-brown, red-brown and gray-brown, sometimes a slight purple tint is noticeable. On the underside, the cap is tubular, whitish in young fruiting bodies, and grayish or creamy yellow in adults. When pressed, olive brown spots remain on the tubular layer.
The leg of the harsh boletus is rather high, from 5 to 16 cm in height, in the girth it reaches 3 cm. The shape of the leg is cylindrical, regular, at the base the leg can slightly taper, and in structure it is dense and solid. The coloration of the stem is usually cream, darker in the lower part, sometimes bluish at the base. The leg is covered with brown and black scales, larger at the base.
If you break a boletus, then its flesh will be white and characteristically tough. From contact with air, the pulp quickly turns pink or reddens, it tastes quite pleasant, the smell of boletus is neutral mushroom.
Is it possible to eat harsh boletus
Rare harsh mushrooms are good edible mushrooms with a pleasant dense structure. The boletus has an appetizing taste and aroma, it is suitable for any culinary treatment.
Mushroom taste
Lovers appreciate the taste of the harsh butcher rather high and especially note the dense structure of its pulp. It is recommended to cook, pickle and salt; in such cooking options, it reveals its taste and crunchiness especially fully.
Benefits and harm to the body
Obabok is appreciated by mushroom pickers not only for its taste. It has many beneficial properties due to its diverse chemical composition. The boletus pulp contains vitamins, organic acids, minerals and other valuable compounds. The harsh boletus is a valuable source of vegetable protein - it will be especially appropriate on a vegetarian table, since it will allow you to get the necessary substances without disturbing your diet.
With regular use, boletus:
- has a positive effect on the metabolic system and helps to remove toxins from the body;
- strengthens the immune system and body endurance;
- Promotes healthy muscle growth due to its high protein content;
- improves the condition of blood vessels and prevents the development of heart disease;
- has a beneficial effect on the condition of hair and skin.
It is very useful to eat harsh chunks of food, but it is necessary to remember about contraindications. Refuse from stump should be in case of chronic severe ailments of the biliary system, and allergy to mushrooms also becomes an absolute contraindication. It is necessary to use boletus with caution for those who suffer from a tendency to constipation - boletus with a high protein content can slow down the digestive processes.
False doubles
You can confuse the harsh boletus with many species - first of all, with related boletus, which differ very slightly from the harsh in color. There are no frankly poisonous counterparts in the stump, but some similar counterparts are not suitable for human consumption.
Gall mushroom
Most often, edible gum is confused with inedible bitterness, or gall mushroom. The similarity between the species lies in a similar structure - they have the same pillow-shaped or hemispherical caps at a young age, strong dense legs up to 15 cm high.
You can distinguish boletus from bitter boletus by many nuances. In particular, the tubular layer in the bile fungus is pinkish, and in the harsh one the lump is grayish or almost white. The color of the cap of the bittersweet is much lighter than that of the boletus. The leg of the bitter pot has a similar shade, but there are no scales characteristic of the harsh butt, but there is a mesh that resembles large vessels.
Common boletus
It is possible to confuse the harsh boletus with an ordinary variety of boletus, since the mushrooms are identical in structure. But the common obabok has a different shade of the cap - the brown color is more pronounced on the skin and there are no grayish and purple tones, as in the harsh species.
In any case, it is not dangerous to make a mistake - an ordinary obabok is suitable for food consumption.
Collection rules
It is recommended to go to the forest for a harsh boletus in mid-August or early September. During this period, the chances of meeting a mushroom are highest. You need to look for boletus under poplars, aspens and other deciduous trees, since it rarely comes across in open areas.
You need to collect harsh obabok in the depths of a clean forest. It is better not to put mushrooms growing near highways and industrial objects in the basket. The pulp of the fruit bodies accumulates too many toxic substances from the environment.
Use
Edible harsh morsels are required to undergo primary processing.The mushroom brought from the forest is shaken off from adhering debris and earth, and then the scales are removed from its legs and washed under running water. The peeled fruit bodies must be soaked in water for 20 minutes, and then boiled for half an hour, regularly removing the foam.
Boiled harsh lumps can be pickled, fried, salted for the winter, or added to culinary dishes in a boiled form. Mushrooms delight you with a pleasant taste for any cooking method. It should be noted that the boletus flesh turns black during the cooking process - this is completely normal and does not affect the taste of the boletus.
Conclusion
Boletus harsh - not very common, but tasty edible mushroom with dense pulp. It is considered a great success to meet him in the forest, since obabok is suitable for all types of processing and brings great benefits to the body.
