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The venous saucer is a representative of the Morechkov family that live in temperate climates. Another name for the fungus is discina veiny. It has a strong unpleasant odor, while it belongs to the conditionally edible species. They are eaten fried, stewed and dried. Despite its neutral taste, it has beneficial properties.
Description of the venous saucer
The fruiting body of the venous saucer consists of a peculiar basket - the so-called "apothecia", having a diameter of 3 to 21 cm, with a short and rather thick leg. Young specimens have a round shape with edges curved inward.
Fruit bodies of young veinous saucer
With age, the cap straightens, becoming like a bowl, and then it can become generally prostrate with torn edges. The hymenophore is located on the outer surface. At first it is smooth, later it is lumpy.
A characteristic feature of this species is the strong smell of bleach emitted by adult specimens. The color can be from yellowish gray to deep brown. A veinous saucer is shown in the photo below:
Fruit body of an adult mushroom
Doubles and their differences
A characteristic feature of the veinous saucer is the accompanying strong chlorine smell, which makes it almost impossible to confuse this species with any other. Nevertheless, the mushroom has an external similarity with at least two species.
Pecica
Its fruiting body also consists of a cupped apothecia, reaching up to 10 cm in diameter. The color can be the same, but the difference in size will definitely favor the saucer. In addition, the shape of the outer edge of the apothecia in pecitsa has a characteristic detail - it almost always curls much inward. The saucer can also have edges bent outward.
Typical type of fruit body of Pecitsa: strongly deformed apothecia with inwardly curved edges
Almost all petsitsa are conditionally edible mushrooms, just like saucers. You can eat them, but the taste leaves much to be desired.
Lines
It is possible to confuse with the line only the large and adult fruiting bodies of the saucers, which are significantly deformed and become too dark in color. But the likelihood of this is extremely small - it is very problematic to find such a strongly altered disciotis.
The classic stitching has a cap diameter of about 13 cm, which is already significantly smaller than adult and even highly compressed saucers. The leg of this mushroom is up to 9 cm long and up to 4 cm in diameter. The cap is covered with characteristic folds that are difficult to confuse with any other mushroom.
The periods of fruiting also differ in the compared species: the line can be found in the forest from March to May.In addition, this species has a pleasant mushroom smell.
The leg of the twin can be long
You should be especially careful not to accidentally confuse the morel with a veinous saucer.
Where and how it grows
The venous saucer is common in the temperate climate of the Northern Hemisphere. Its range is quite extensive: the species can be found in Europe, Asia and America. Moreover, the mushroom itself is quite rare, and it is relatively difficult to find it.
It lives in all types of forests: coniferous, deciduous or mixed. Most often, the mushroom is found near oak and beech. Prefers moist places with sandy or clayey soils. It can grow both singly and in large groups.
Edible mushroom vein saucer or not
This species belongs to conditionally edible mushrooms. It can be eaten without any concern after heat treatment or drying, eliminating the characteristic smell of bleach. The duration of boiling the fruit bodies until safe use is 10-15 minutes. In dried mushrooms, the smell of bleach disappears after about 2/3 of the moisture evaporates.
The fruiting body of the veinous saucer has no culinary value, since it has absolutely no taste. According to the reviews of those who have tasted the pulp, it is compared with tasteless fiber, neither protein nor mushroom aroma is felt. In sources published in the United States, this mushroom is classified as poisonous.
How to cook vein saucers
Below is a recipe for cooking a veined fried saucer. Simple spices are used to give the pulp an attractive taste.
Ingredients:
- 5 kg of fruit bodies of saucers;
- 30 g butter;
- pepper, salt, lemon juice - to taste.
Cooking procedure:
- The mushrooms are peeled and washed. Then they are cut into slices and boiled for 10-15 minutes in salted water.
- At the end of the cooking process, the fruit bodies are thrown into a colander and the liquid is allowed to drain completely.
- Melt butter in a pan, pour mushrooms into it.
- After 1-2 minutes of frying, add lemon juice and spices with salt.
- Fry mushrooms until golden brown.
The benefits of vein saucers
Despite the relative culinary neutrality of the fungus, it can be used for medicinal and prophylactic purposes. The beneficial properties of the venous saucer are due to its composition. This mushroom contains glucan and chitin, which can lower blood cholesterol levels. Consuming these substances is believed to support the functioning of the immune system and improve resistance to stress.
In addition, the venous saucer includes:
- dietary fiber (helps cleanse the intestines);
- B vitamins (improving metabolism, carbohydrate synthesis, erythrocyte regeneration, etc.);
- vitamin C (antioxidant, normalizer of metabolic processes);
- ash and other minerals.
The beneficial properties of the venous saucer are also due to the riboflavin it contains (improving vision and the functioning of the nervous system) and niacin, which regulates the functioning of the pancreas.
Contraindications to the use of vein saucers
Eating any product in food has its positive and negative sides. The harm of the venous saucer is also due to the components that make up it. For example, the same chitin is a serious burden on the human gastrointestinal tract.
There are also direct prohibitions on the use of veinous saucers for food. They refer to persons who have:
- kidney and liver diseases;
- low acidity;
- various intestinal pathologies.
In addition, saucers should not be eaten by pregnant women and children under 6 years of age.
Conclusion
The venous saucer is a mushroom with a unique composition, which, although it does not shine with culinary capabilities, can help in the healing of the body and improve the course of some chronic diseases. In this case, you should not lean too much on this type of food, since the saucer is heavy enough for the human gastrointestinal tract.
