# Do you like mushrooms? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487 "2018-08-29T18:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/21 "2018-08-29T19:29:30Z")
No, I’ve always hated them. Decades later I found out I am allergic to them. Perhaps I got sick eating them as a kid and developed an aversion. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/22 "2018-08-29T19:34:20Z")
Love mushrooms. Not canned, of course, but fresh, properly cleaned and cooked. Some frozen ones are good, too. Best are the wild ones – bear’s head tastes like lobster or crab. Boletes, aka porcini, full of umami. Chanterelles are my favorite, roasted with a trace of olive oil and thyme. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/23 "2018-08-29T19:39:34Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Yes. To eat, or to look at, or to photograph. > > We have a little mushroom plushie that goes as a floating trophy to whichever family member finds the first mushroom on our walks - who then gets to lord it over the rest of the family as the Mushroom King/Queen/Princess until the next walk. > > Regina (ham+mushroom) is the default pizza order for us. Mushroom risotto is a family favourite. Sauteed herby, peppery, garlicky mushrooms are a standard part of our Sunday breakfast fry-up. 14th C mushroom+cheese [pasties](http://www.godecookery.com/goderec/grec21.htm)are a medieval dish I could cook in my sleep. Our ramen isn’t really ramen without a few tender butter-fried shimeji, playful [star-cut shiitake](http://www.reeve.ch/hashiokis/media/hashiokis/3956IMG_3620.jpg) or delicate fresh enokitake on top. Then there’s my [caprese-stuffed portobellos](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=857377) - rated “delish”…I could go on and on. > > My wife wasn’t a fan when I met her - that’s because her experiences with mushrooms were slimy beige canned buttons, or cream-of-mushroom soup in casseroles. Now she loves them. Your recipes look terrific, Mr. Dibble. Thanks! I shall try both the pasties and your cypress-stuffed portobellos. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/24 "2018-08-29T19:43:06Z")
I like them. My gout hates them. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/25 "2018-08-29T19:45:15Z")
Love love love. I’m a hobbit in this regard. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/26 "2018-08-29T19:45:36Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I was never a huge fan, but I did once convince a farmer that I was collecting samples for a botany class…and the best samples just happened to grow in his pasture…where he kept his cows. \ Used to hunt those, too. I love most mushrooms. I did learn an important lesson re boletes, though. Don’t wash them. Clean them gently with a brush to remove dirt and forest litter, but Do. Not. Wash. They absorb the water, you see, like the little sponges they resemble. When they’re cooked, the release the water – like snot. I learned this when I served bolete mushroom soup to guests. As the soup cooled, it became more and more like mucous. Tasted great, but no one could eat it as it slid off the spoons in ropey drools. My stomach roils to remember. I still love boletes, but now I give them a day to dry out a bit and then saute them in hot butter with a little garlic and parsley. Like **Tapiotar** , my favorites are chanterelles. Season here arrives right around Thanksgiving, so they’re always on the table for the holiday. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/27 "2018-08-29T19:56:17Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I like them, but I’m sympathetic to the OP’s complaint. Restaurants shouldn’t assume everyone like mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, olives, mayo, or a ton of other things. Let people know what they’re ordering, and everything will be okay. My gripe is with cilantro. It’s been trendy for a while and it shows up in tons of things. Thing is, some people have a genetic basis to dislike the stuff. Something like 20% of the population has a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. You’d think a restaurant wouldn’t put cilantro in something one out of five customers will hate but nope…some places put in damn near everything. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/28 "2018-08-29T19:57:16Z")
Absolutely love them, my wife is indifferent so I can’t cook with them as often as I like. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/29 "2018-08-29T20:00:19Z")
I really think most people who hate mushrooms do it out of an “ick” factor. It is slimy fungus! Thing is there are a huge variety of mushrooms and they are incredibly versatile when cooking so saying you dislike the taste of them doesn’t make much sense to me. Some sure but all of them? Particularly when they are so good at picking up flavors in the dish. They are one of the few ways to get umami flavor from a vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/30 "2018-08-29T20:34:12Z")
I love mushrooms, especially fried. (For further data purposes, my brother hates 'em). ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/31 "2018-08-29T20:44:03Z")
Love 'em. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Regina (ham+mushroom) is the default pizza order for us. I’ve never heard of this. Is it just what they call it at your go-to place or is it widely available? The only named pizza combos I can think of are smog (sausage, mushroom, onion & green pepper and even that name isn’t too common) and margherita. Things like barbeque and meat lovers are not uniform among different places. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/32 "2018-08-29T20:54:13Z")
I’ve always loved mushrooms. Unfortunately, in recent years, they don’t return the love; I sometimes get some GI distress after eating them, but it’s hit-or-miss. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/33 "2018-08-29T20:54:47Z")
I love ALL mushrooms. They add flavor and texture to any food, especially soups, which I love to make. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/34 "2018-08-29T20:59:10Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I did learn an important lesson re boletes, though. Don’t wash them. Clean them gently with a brush to remove dirt and forest litter, but Do. Not. Wash. They absorb the water, you see, like the little sponges they resemble. When they’re cooked, the release the water – like snot. Alton Brown debunks this as a myth on an episode of Good Eats. He weighed the mushrooms,washed them, then weighed them again. They didn’t appear to absorb any significant amount of water. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/35 "2018-08-29T21:01:11Z")
Hate 'em. About a year ago I ordered manicotti at a nice Italian restaurant (best Italian in town). The ricotta cheese was blended with minced/chopped mushrooms. WTF? Ruined it. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/36 "2018-08-29T21:01:27Z")
I like mushrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/37 "2018-08-29T21:05:05Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Love 'em. > > I’ve never heard of this. Is it just what they call it at your go-to place or is it widely available? The only named pizza combos I can think of are smog (sausage, mushroom, onion & green pepper and even that name isn’t too common) and margherita. Things like barbeque and meat lovers are not uniform among different places. There’s also Hawaiian which is ham and pineapple, which I don’t like as a topping combo. I like something more flavorful to contrast with the pineapple especially pepperoni or bacon (or preferably both.) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/38 "2018-08-29T21:08:46Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Alton Brown debunks this as a myth on an episode of Good Eats. He weighed the mushrooms,washed them, then weighed them again. They didn’t appear to absorb any significant amount of water. Was he using boletes? I’ve only experienced this with that type. If he used only the regular supermarket-available mushrooms, I’m sure what you say is true. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/39 "2018-08-29T21:12:19Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I’ve never heard of this. Is it just what they call it at your go-to place or is it widely available? It’s the standard name for that combo across South Africa (and I’m told a couple other places) > [@](#): > > The only named pizza combos I can think of are smog (sausage, mushroom, onion & green pepper and even that name isn’t too common) and margherita. Things like barbeque and meat lovers are not uniform among different places. Hawaiian is ham/bacon and pineapple, that’s standard here as well. [Quattro stagioni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_quattro_stagioni) is semi-standard, exact toppings vary a little. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487/40 "2018-08-29T21:23:14Z")
I hate mushrooms. Gross. Unless they make me hallucinate. Then I like them. And I don’t just mean I put up with the taste because drugs. I mean I _like_ the taste of shrooms. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-mushrooms/820487.md?page=3)