Giant puffball mushrooms, or Calvatia gigantea, are a popular and recognizable edible mushroom. Puffballs are round with a white interior and exterior and grow on small, barely noticeable stems. The ...

Wild mushrooms are found in forests and fields when it's damp out or after it has rained. Common edible mushrooms include chicken of the woods, morels, chanterelles, and giant puffballs. Beginner ...

Zambia's Ichikolowa, the world's largest edible mushroom, thrives through a unique partnership with termites in miombo woodlands. Scientifically known as Termitomyces titanicus, its massive size ...

Some edible wild mushrooms, like hen-of-the-woods and oyster mushrooms, may be easier to identify. However, it’s important to only forage for wild mushrooms if you’ve been properly trained. Throughout ...

Pinching edible chanterelle mushrooms at their base helps keep their false gills clean of dirt and debris, a trick that makes cooking preparation much easier. Daniel Cunningham As cooler, wetter ...

There is some great eating out there in the fungal world, and some of the best-tasting mushrooms are also quite safe, with no or few poisonous look-alikes. But every article about edible mushrooms ...

Ichikolowa, the enormous mushroom cherished in parts of Zambia and West Africa, is more than just a natural wonder. Scientifically named Termitomyces titanicus, it showcases a fascinating partnership ...