Mushroom, Chestnut & Ale Pie (Vegetarian) (2024)

FAQs

Is chestnut mushroom edible? ›

The entire mushroom is edible with the exception of the very bottom of the cluster where it attaches, which is a little tough. Pick these young for the most tender texture before they stop growing. The flavor of this mushroom is nutty and the texture is a little crunchy when flash sautéed.

It grows in short (less than 4-inch-tall), dense clusters, with several mushrooms radiating outward from a single point, progressing in color from dull yellow to their namesake chestnut brown with age. Caps remain relatively small, or about 5 inches in diameter when mature. Spore print is reddish brown.

To cook this dish, you will need a sulliuscep cap and pie shell (or pastry dough and pie dish). After combining the ingredients you can cook the pie using a range. The cooking level is 60, cooking experience is 200. Cook on a range (Use uncooked mushroom pie > range).

Sweet chestnuts are edible, but horse chestnuts are poisonous. If eaten, they can cause digestive problems such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and throat irritation. More than one in 10 cases of poisonous plants being mistaken for edible plants involve horse and sweet chestnuts.

Take a spore print to identify green-spored parasols from shaggy parasols. Both of these mushroom species look similar to the white button mushrooms that are found in supermarkets. The green-spored parasol is toxic and can have serious consequences if it's consumed, whereas the shaggy parasol is edible.

Chestnuts grow in clusters of up to seven nuts inside inedible spiny husks. The nut inside is smooth, shiny, and dark brown in color, and the way the nuts are pressed together within the husk means that each one has a flat side and a rounded side.

Portobello mushrooms serve as an excellent substitute for chestnut mushrooms due to their similar structure and taste. These mushrooms have a considerably larger size, making them ideal for meals that require a filling ingredient.

Leftover mushroom pot pie should be stored in an airtight container and can last for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. If you're hoping to freeze this mushroom pot pie, my recommendation would be to prepare the filling and freeze it separately from the puff pastry.

This would be much tastier cooked. An uncooked mushroom pie is made by adding a sulliuscep cap to a pie shell.

Spores are the reproductive structures of all mushrooms and can be any color, including white, cream, yellow, green, purple, brown, rust, or black. They are produced by the gills and released from them by the millions when the mushroom is mature.

Why are mushroom spores different colors? ›

The gills of a mushroom may change color as it grows and the spores mature – here changing them from white to a dark purplish brown. You can also see zones on the stem where the spores have dropped and colored the stem like the gills.

The thin annulus is white or with some yellow patches. The stalk below the annulus has scales, often in concentric rings. The spore print is white.

Mycelium is a network of fungal threads that present as white fuzz and can look similar to mold, but is completely safe to eat. We occasionally get questions from folks about seeing “white spots” or “fuzzies” on their mushrooms - don't fear, that's just mycelium!