Mushrooms Chicken with such original name, in fact, scientifically called ringed caps.This type of fungus is typical especially for forests and mountain foothills.Turks pribolotnik white rozites dim ... All of this - a title that is popularly referred to as the mushroom chicken.
Description
They come in a European species of edible rozitesov.Mushroom chicken hat have up to fifteen centimeters.They are quite fleshy, with kolpakovidnoy cover, and thereby got its scientific name.We rolled down the edge of the cap and gray-yellow or ocher color.Young "chicken" - mushrooms picture which shows them large enough similarities with the rest of cortinariaceae, the growth spread their spherical or egg-shaped cap, gradually becoming flat with a raised center.Adults pribolotnikov Turks or soft and flabby flesh, initially white but later yellowing.
Appearance
Generally, mushroom chicken, photo and description of which indicates that they are very similar cortinarius, previously thought to be representatives of this species.Their almond warty spores are the same as in the past.However, mushroom chicken never have pautinchatoy veil between the edge of the cap and the stem.Their records are relatively rare and adherent, with unequal length.
foot from the representative rozitesov strong, cylindrical shape, at the base of thick, with solid silk fiber surface.
Occurrence
Mushroom chicken, photo which shows that they are very similar to some species of voles, such as early or rigid forms mycorrhiza mainly with conifers, although under the oaks and birches not find them less often.In the middle zone of our country can be collected at the sites in mossy pine or mixed forests.
The mountain ranges are found even at the height of two thousand meters.Most chicken mushroom common in Western Europe and Belarus.In our country, they are more common in moist forest areas of central Russia on podzolic zolistyh and soil types.These fungi like to settle in mixed forests, but are often found in pure coniferous, of course, if there's enough wet and there are all necessary conditions for the reproduction and growth.
when going
course, this representative rozitesov can hardly be attributed to the most common and popular.Experts believe that because of the unpopularity of such a significant role played by its resemblance to a toadstool.However, those who once tried these mushrooms probably return to cooking from the bell ringed.
search fungi chickens begin in mid-August.The season can last until the end of October.Especially loved the mushroom and blueberry bushes cranberries.After graduating from the collection of berries, he almost completely flooding the place of their distribution in large groups.And another interesting fact: the chickens grow only environmentally friendly sites.
This is not a gray mushroom
Often mushroom chicken beginners "quiet hunting" mistaken for inedible and do not take to your cart.But this is absolutely not true.These representatives rozitesov belong to the fourth group in their food characteristics.They can be used in boiled and salted.They have a very exquisite mushroom aroma and taste.
Externally caps ringed or chicken are very similar gray toadstools.But they can be easily distinguished from the latter.Just explore the inner surface of the cap.They arranged a plate with yellow and brown color.A distinctive feature of the mushroom is that he at any age, they are always pure white.
There is a difference in the structure of the legs.Firstly, this ring is disposed slightly below their caps.It has a color tone for the fungus.Just above there are small yellowish scales.Besides, the leg below the ring thinner than the top.
These tasty chicken mushrooms
How to cook cap ringed know not all.However, those who are already familiar with their taste, consider that in roasted form, they are just adorable.For the preparation of this culinary masterpiece chicken to clean and rinse thoroughly.Some housewives like their boiled first, and then later fry, others prefer to brown them in oil fresh.How have these fungi - a matter of taste, but they are especially good in batter made from flour, eggs, mayonnaise and spices.First, you need to dip the chicken into it, then roll in bread crumbs and place on a hot pan, which already sizzling vegetable oil.The cooking times - about five or seven minutes.
prepared according to this recipe is eaten immediately.To taste the chicken mushroom, which is somewhat reminiscent of a photo amanita, like a tender chicken.
Canning
Caps ringed the winter harvest in various ways: them marinate and salt, but it deserves special attention sour option.The taste of these mushrooms gets sharpness and expressiveness, which manifests itself in the mouth with small sharp bubbles.
recipe for chicken that kvass, is easy enough: for one kilogram of mushrooms need sixty grams of salt, a few peppercorns - black and allspice.More will need horseradish, garlic, bay leaves, mustard seeds and dill.
Mushrooms blanch in boiling salted water, cooked at the rate of one tablespoon of salt per liter of water for five or ten minutes.Then they recline on a sieve, washed with cold water and allowed to drain liquid.
After that you need to mix the mushrooms with spices and remaining salt in a dish designed for fermentation.The mass is then covered with a clean cloth on top of which is placed a wooden club or a plate and oppression on them.Kvass mushroom from five to ten days, depending on the ambient temperature.After that, they need to pass into jars and store in the refrigerator.
