Consider Smell and Texture Smell the mushroom for any distinctive odors (e.g., sweet, almond-like, or foul). Gently touch the ...

Other slightly less popular but still yummy varieties include lobster mushrooms and shrimp russulas, which both have a distinctive seafood-like taste and smell. Mushroom hunting season typically ...

Unlike truffles, which are said to smell like cured ham or vintage cheese, it gives off a fruitish, resiny odor. In total, class members collected 20 species of mushrooms (a puffball and an earth ...