Fried morel mushrooms,yum 😋

[hunter399]

Just like title says.
Went out cougar hunting,my cougar hunt didn't last long.
Turned into a mushroom hunt.
Guess I went home with something.
Found a bunch of old ones as well,seemed like we where on the tail end of ripe ones.

I fried them pretty good,I seen somewhere raw morel is not good for ya. Is that true?

[Born2late]

In Montana two different people died eating raw morels. There are news articles on it.

[hunter399]

In Montana two different people died eating raw morels. There are news articles on it.

Ohh wow thanks.
Did not know that till today,intell I was looking at recipes on Google.

I did the egg wash ,flour,fry recipe.
Cut the big ones in half,so they would fully cook.
Ya went looking for moose sheds,and cougar,came home with mushrooms. Crazy these days.

[Jake Dogfish]

Yum!

[CJ1962]

What elevation did you find them at?

[hunter399]

What elevation did you find them at?

Between 3k-3500.

[MR5x5]

Generally speaking, eating any raw mushrooms is hard on the body, some more than others.  The fiber they are made up of is hard for humans to digest, hence feelings of nausea.  Can't speak to the peeps that died eating morels, that is odd, maybe more to that story.  Note that it is known mixing morels and alcohol can sometimes result in poisoning/puking.

[pianoman9701]

There are a few you can eat raw but morels aren't one of them. Matsutake and porcini (boletus edulis) can be eaten raw but in more than small amounts, still might cause intestinal discomfort. Definitely not chanterelles, morels, chicken of the woods, fried chicken, yellow foot, hedgehog - most of the edible varieties found in WA.