«in for a penny, in for a pound."So goes the famous saying.But did you know that the forests there are several different species of fungi, united under the common name of this?And besides the usual Russian heart salted and pickled usual, there are also parchment, bluish, black, aspen, yellow pepper and mushrooms.On the latter we describe in detail in this article.
Yellow milk mushroom Russula belongs to the family, genus Mlechnik.In Latin, its name sounds pretty complicated - Lactarius scrobiculatus.Well, popularly known exactly its other name: podskrebysh, yellow or yellow podgruzd volnuha.It was under them know in different regions of our country, this fungus.A common yellow Lactarius in the northern part of the Russian forests in Siberia, in the taiga.It can be found most often in spruce, pine, fir grove, and he chooses the places where mostly young derevets.Sometimes, however, you come across these mushrooms and birch forests and mixed forests, where they grow in the clay soil.Average collection time for them - the period from August to October, when the temperature does not drop below 10.8 degrees.Also like these mushrooms brief, but frequent rains.But after heavy rains they may appear only for a short time and then disappear.
What is the representative of the mushroom kingdom?In general, it is very similar to conventional milk mushrooms Representative: hat it has a diameter of about 7-10 cm in the center of the concave inside with mucous lipkovatoy surface of the felt type.But here's the color it is very different from other species - yellow Lactarius got its name because of the cap.This bright golden yellow color with nothing to confuse.And he is the main difference from other fungus milk mushrooms.
The flesh of the fungus with the white, but tends to turn yellow from the touch.It may also change their color yellow latex milk mushrooms.The taste of this kind of mushroom is very bitter.Leg from yellow milk mushrooms in height can be up to 8 centimeters.Usually it is flat, white in color.
should be remembered that it is conditionally edible mushroom.Yellow Lactarius raw or roasted just not very tasty because of the bitter milky juice.Therefore, before using it for a long time are usually soaked in cold water, releasing bitterness.After that, there is nothing more delicious for the Russian soul than pickled mushrooms.But elsewhere in the world yellow Lactarius and his companions are inedible mushrooms.
This type of fungus is very useful when properly used in food.It contains a lot of vitamins B, PP and C, and its calorie content is quite low - only about eighteen hundred kilocalories per gram.Due to the high protein content of mushrooms perfectly can replace meat in the vegetarian menu.By the way, the inhabitants of Siberia, a few centuries ago, and does not recognize other fungi but this species fit for human consumption.In order not to be disappointed in the taste properties of yellow Gruzdev, it is recommended to soak it before cooking for at least three to four hours, changing the water every 20 minutes.
