Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Things I like: Mushrooms

Mushrooms are amazing. They are the earth pushing itself up into the heavens and inspiring us under the guise of mere fungus. Mushrooms can be delicious, deadly or mystical. To many they're mysterious, and it can take a lifetime to unlock their secrets.

In culinaria mushrooms can replace meat, vegetables, or starch, and they go well with almost everything. Mushrooms are great by themselves, simply sautéed Texturally mushrooms can very from soft and squishy to chewy. Tubers aren't nearly as interesting.

In medicine mushrooms can be used to help alleviate minor ailments. They can be used to catch flies. They can be used to unlock unused portions of the brain that bring us back to a childlike state of innocence and euphoria. Let's see a carrot do that.

Mushrooms are diverse and beautiful. They come in all shapes sizes and colors and grow on many types of organic material. I find them to be prettier than flowers, but much more useful.

Most important of all, mushrooms can be used to eliminate your enemies as many types are deadly poisonous. Radishes will just cause them to make a funny face.

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