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Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:00 pm 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.
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.
