lovers' silent hunting "not so little among the inhabitants of villages and towns surrounded by forests.Many of them eventually become true professionals in this business, anticipating the location of production, no matter how hidden.However, few have heard about mushroom "rabbit ears": people tend to remember the look that they are looking for and ignore the little interest and unnecessary.Maybe someone also drew attention to the unusual creature, but only briefly noted the strange shape and calmly walked past.
As he looks
«hare's ear" - the fungus that has the scientific name "otideya hare."Outwardly, he really looks like an elongated ear.If there has grown a couple of instances, indeed it seems that the ground at the very top of the hare dug.Fungi such "uhopodobnogo" three kinds: in addition there is a hare Judah (rounded) and donkey (very similar to those described) ears.
«hare's ear" - small mushroom, up to four centimeters in diameter and no more than three.The edges of the flat thin and soft body wrapped inside;color - from dark honey to brown.
Where and how to grow
Detect mushroom "rabbit ears" can be in the Far Eastern and Siberian conifers, the Caucasus, and the Russian middle band is its habitat.Mixed forests, too, on the conditions suitable for growing otidei.Large groups, it does not form, so purposefully to collect it would be quite difficult.However, the demand among mushroom pickers otideya not use: "rabbit ear" - conditionally edible fungus, the taste of it is virtually absent, the smell too, and the pulp is so small that even "one tooth" is not enough.Moreover, the edible part is fairly elastic, leathery.However, if you want to (or out of curiosity) can be collected from July to mid-September.
How to use it
Those rare mushroom pickers who know about otidii, say that eating raw "rabbit ear".Mushroom say, though tasteless, but quite hearty.Others are "silent hunters" believe that, like any conventionally edible subspecies otidiya should be boiled.An additional argument treatment is to alleviate the body of the fungus, which resembles raw rubber ductility.Moreover, during the preparation of the product can be given at least some taste using spices.
However, hardly any of mushroom hunters go into the woods to collect "hare ear."Yet the special value it is not: in winter it does not salting, drying in the drying up of a thin plate and is scattered, and fresh does not give much pleasure.Unless admire ...
