Delicious and useful mushroom raincoat, description and use
Many people met the raincoat mushroom in meadows, city parks and deciduous forests. It grows after summer rains, from July to September. There are many types of raincoats, most of them are edible. From the article you can find out a detailed description of raincoats, their medicinal properties and original culinary recipes.
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Mushroom raincoat, photo and description, varieties
Types of raincoat mushrooms:
- prickly;
- hedgehogs;
- meadow;
- pear-shaped;
- false;
- gigantic.
Thorny or pearl raincoats are one of the most delicious and useful mushrooms. Fruit body is small, up to 9 cm high and up to 4 cm wide. Small soft thorns or warts are visible on the shell of the fungus. Young mushrooms suitable for food have a white, dense flesh. When fried raw, these mushrooms have a pleasant, strong aroma.
Especially interesting is the giant raincoat mushroom, which some mushroom pickers bypass, mistaking for a mutant due to its large size. It looks like a large white ball, easily lifted off the ground. Such "balls" weigh up to 10 kg. The white dense pulp of young mushrooms is similar to the Adyghe cheese or marshmallow.
If you see a giant raincoat with ripe spores, do not step on it or kick it. From there, a whole cloud of small spores will fly out, which can lead to bronchospasm and respiratory arrest.
Puffin mushrooms, meadow and pear-shaped mushrooms are also edible. Only false raincoats cannot be eaten, they differ from other varieties in the yellowish color of the pulp.
How to make raincoats
Mushrooms with white dense pulp are used for food. If the pulp begins to turn yellow, the mushroom is not suitable for food. Before cooking, the mushrooms are washed and peeled.
Mushroom soup
An unusual soup can be made with melted cheese and mushrooms. The food combination is delicious.
Products:
- mushroom raincoat - 400 g;
- processed cheese - 150 g;
- water - 2 l;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- greens - 3 branches;
- salt to taste;
- lean oil - 2 tbsp. l.
Preparation:
- Cut the peeled and washed mushrooms into small cubes, fry with onions in a pan in oil.
- Put melted cheese in hot water, salt. Add the fried mushrooms after two minutes.
- Serve the soup with finely chopped herbs.
If desired, you can add potatoes and meatballs to such a soup, and put cheese at the very end. Read also: about the great benefits of kombucha!
Fried mushrooms, breaded
This delicacy resembles tender meat and cooks very quickly.
Products:
- mushrooms raincoats - 1 kg;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- milk - 90 ml;
- bread crumbs - 180 g;
- lean oil - 120 ml;
- salt, pepper, paprika - to taste.
Preparation:
- Cut the prepared mushrooms into slices, about 1 cm thick.
- For the batter, beat the egg and milk.
- Salt and pepper the mushroom plates, dip in batter, and then in crackers on both sides.
- Fry the breaded mushrooms in hot vegetable oil until golden brown.
For this recipe, the mushrooms can be pre-boiled in boiling water for 5-10 minutes and then breaded and fried.
In addition to the proposed recipes, raincoat mushrooms are fried with carrots and onions, boiled, stewed in sour cream. They can also be dried to use as mushroom seasoning in cooking.
Mushroom broth from the raincoat is very useful, it is given to weakened patients to speed up recovery.
The healing properties of raincoat mushroom
The raincoat mushroom, the medicinal properties of which are used by folk healers, is easily absorbed, removes harmful substances from the body, and normalizes intestinal activity. These mushrooms contain a valuable substance - calvacin, which has an antitumor effect. It inhibits the growth of benign and malignant tumors.
Young mushrooms are used externally to stop bleeding. For this, the peeled and washed mushroom pulp is applied to the wound. Thanks to the antibacterial properties of the fungus, the wound heals quickly and does not become inflamed. The raincoat is also used in home cosmetology, masks from it restore elasticity and healthy color to the skin.
The recipe for a medicinal tincture from raincoats is simple. To prepare it, you need to pour a half-liter jar of mushrooms with vodka, put in a dark place for 3 weeks. Strain the finished tincture, squeeze the mushrooms and discard. Drink 1 tbsp. l. three times a day before meals.
Mushroom tincture is used to treat anemia, venous congestion, eczema and other diseases.
The mushroom is effective for the treatment of fibroids and thyroid diseases.
With the help of its extract, toxins are removed from the body with hepatitis and kidney diseases. A raincoat helps to quickly cure an upset bowel.
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