You have no knowledge and experience? Don't pick up!

Most of people associate the word fly agaric with a poisonous mushroom. And rightly so, let it stay that way, because not everyone should collect toadstools. There are many edible and very tasty species of toadstools, but they are reserved for seasoned and experienced mushroom pickers. I do not recommend, even advise against collecting toadstools to people with little experience and knowledge about them. I present the first edible toadstool - the Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea).

The hat is white, white and gray. The size may even exceed 20 cm in diameter. Like most of the toadstool family, the hat is round (ovoid, oval), later semicircular, convex due to old age, flat and sometimes concave. The hat is covered with remnants of the film, both on the top in the form of patches and on the sides of the hat.

The blades of the fungus are most often white, sometimes slightly creamy, quite wide and densely arranged

The stem is the color of the whole mushroom, it can also reach a height of more than 20 cm. At the very bottom it has the form of a tuber, widening towards the base. It's full and hard inside. It has a ring that fades and comes off quite quickly.

The flesh is also white color quite firm and thick white faint smell reminiscent of a radish, white turnip? very pleasant, delicate and mild flavor.

Occurrence less and less common. It appears in the summer. It is a thermophilic mushroom and is a loner, it rarely grows in larger groups. It grows in fertile and moisture-rich soils, in deciduous and mixed forests. The use of edible mushroom very tasty.

Simple recipe: Clean the mushrooms thoroughly (do not wash them with water !!), remove the skin from the hat with a knife, then cut into slices and put on the pan for melted butter. Fry for a while, add salt, pepper or other spices as desired. Done 😉