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Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

This event was on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to cou… Read More.

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Question:

Two things I've always heard about mushrooms. 1- Don't eat them raw 2 - Don't wash them, brush them. What is the mushroom truth?

— Cindy Amick

Answer:

So I think if we look back to the age of our grandparents who were foraging in the woods, uh, probably there was some wife's tale about not eating them raw. And I can tell you that my own grandmother, when she cooked mushrooms, she always put a silver quarter in the pan because if the, if the quarter turned black, it meant that the mushrooms were bad. Fast forward to 2024, you can eat mushrooms raw. They're a little bit more potent in terms of their vitamin and nutrient kick. So in a salad raw, or if you wanna put them in a cruciate platter or wherever, terrific. Terrific, terrific. So great question. Don't be afraid of them. Just don't go foraging your own with, without a, uh, deep knowledge of mushrooms.
Char Nolan

Char Nolan

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