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A photo of a smoky talker demonstrates a rather nondescript mushroom, which at first glance may seem inedible. But in fact, you can eat smoky ryadovka, it is only important to process it correctly.
Where smoky rows grow
The smoky govorushka is widespread in the middle zone in mixed and spruce forests. She usually forms symbiosis with spruce, can grow on the edges and in gardens. Sometimes it is found alone, but more often it comes across at once in large colonies, "witch circles" or in rows.
What does a smoky mushroom look like?
A mushroom from the Ryadovkov family has a large and fleshy cap, reaching 15 cm in width. At a young age, the cap is convex and hemispherical, with strongly tucked edges, but over time it becomes prostrate, while the tuck may persist.
The color of the mushroom is ash-gray, sometimes with a slight yellow tint. In the central part, the cap is darker than at the edges. On the lower part there are frequent white plates in young fruit bodies and yellowish in adulthood, slightly descending to the leg.
According to the photo and description of the smoky row, the mushroom can rise up to 8 cm in height, its leg is dense, thick and clavate. In adulthood, it becomes hollow from the inside, yellowish-white in color.
Is it possible to eat a smoky gray row
Some sources classify ryadovka as conditionally edible, while others define it as completely edible. To avoid poisoning, it is customary to boil the pulp before cooking the smoky talker and drain the water remaining after cooking.
There is no scientific data on the toxicity of the species. But the specific taste and smell in some people can cause unpleasant sensations, and this is the reason for the myths about the unsuitability of ryadovka for food.
The taste qualities of the mushroom govorushka smoky
The edible mushroom smoky govorushka has a pleasant fruity or floral scent, sometimes it smells of sweet perfume. Rarely, the smell can be putrid and unpleasant, usually it does not disappear even after boiling. At the same time, the govorushka tastes sweet, spicy and quite tasty.
Benefits and harm to the body
The flesh of edible smoky talkers contains a large amount of minerals, vitamins, fiber and organic acids. It is especially worth highlighting the substance nerabulin in the composition of the pulp, on its basis antibiotics are made, which have a beneficial effect in severe diseases, including tuberculosis.
Thanks to its valuable composition, the smoky govorushka brings a beneficial anti-inflammatory effect, strengthens the immune system and increases overall endurance. Eating mushrooms is beneficial as a source of quality vegetable protein.
At the same time, you need to remember about the potential harm of an edible talker. Overdosing or consuming a product that has not undergone quality processing leads to food poisoning. It is not recommended to use smoky talkers for people with chronic ailments of the stomach and intestines, it is better to refrain from them with frequent constipation and sluggish digestion.
False doubles of the talker gray-smoky
The smoky ryadovka is similar in appearance to several conditionally edible or poisonous mushrooms. In order not to be mistaken when collecting, you need to carefully study the false doubles in advance.
Tin Entoloma
Poisonous tin entoloma is similar to a gray smoky ryadovka in color, size and shape. The varieties can be distinguished by several signs - the cap of the entoloma usually has a more buffy hue, the plates in the lower part of it are pinkish and sinuous.
In addition, the talker often grows in "witch's rings", but entoloma usually does not form circles. The poisonous mushroom is most common in the spring and is less common than the smoky talker.
Pendant
Another mushroom similar to a smoky ryadovka is an edible large hanging plant with a whitish fleshy cap. But the pendants are usually lighter than talkers, their gray tint is not so pronounced, and the plates in the lower part are pink. Another distinctive feature of the hanging plant is a strong mealy smell of pulp, which is not at all similar to the aroma of an edible gray talker.
Whitish talker
An extremely poisonous whitish, or discolored talker resembles a smoky one with its convex-outstretched cap of a whitish-gray color. But it is very easy to distinguish an inedible mushroom - there is a mealy white bloom on the surface of its cap. The smell from the mushroom is also unpleasant, starchy, and the desire to try it for food usually does not appear.
Soap row
A certain resemblance to the edible smoky govorushka has a soap ryadovka - her hat is brownish-gray with a greenish tint. But it is the greenish color that makes it possible to distinguish the gray smoky ryadovka from the inedible mushroom. In addition, a characteristic unpleasant smell of laundry soap emanates from the soap ryadovka.
Collection rules
You need to go in search of a gray edible row in mid-August or early September. The talker is found in the forests until mid-October, and sometimes it can be seen after the first frost.
You need to look for a talker mainly near spruce trees in coniferous or mixed forests. Since the color of the mushroom merges with fallen leaves and needles, you need to look very carefully under your feet.
When collecting talkers, you can put only young mushrooms in the basket, and it is better to leave the old ones in the forest. The fact is that the fruiting bodies of the gray row are very abundantly affected by worms and other insects - in adulthood, the mushroom pulp is already heavily eaten away.
How to cook smoky ryadovka
Before any preparation, the freshly harvested row must be processed - remove all adhering debris from its cap, rinse in warm water, and then boil it with salt for 20 minutes and drain the water. The processed pulp becomes suitable for salting, frying and pickling; according to the cooking methods, the smoky row is universal.It can be combined with other mushrooms or consumed separately, the taste of the talker is very pleasant.
An interesting feature of this type of ryadovka is that it boils down very much. After cooking in a pan filled to the brim with mushrooms, very little of the finished product remains.
Conclusion
A photo of a smoky talker will allow you to properly study its external features. Although the ryadovka of this species has similarities to other mushrooms, it is quite simple to recognize it both by its color and by its special smell.
