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Dan Marek - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Dan Marek in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to Ask Anything – from cooking techniques to cours… Read More.
Question:
Do you need to remove the black gills of the portobello mushrooms? I have heard opposite opinions.
— Melissa Bryant
Answer:
So you don't need to remove them. They're totally edible, but I typically do, I'll take a spoon and scrape the out the bottom of the portobella to be able to get those black gills off specifically because when you cook the portobella that releases kinda like this black juice everywhere and it just, it doesn't look great. So I typically like just the meaty part of the portobella mushroom instead and will remove the gills. The gills also have kind of a very earthy flavor, umami flavor to them, um, which can be a little overbearing. So I typically will remove them, but they absolutely don't have to be, and a lot of people will keep them in just depending on the function you're using them for.
