Wayne Gisslen

Mushrooms, Wild

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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Of the many varieties of edible wild mushrooms, those described here are among the most prized as well as the most likely to be found on menus. As a rule, they are expensive and of limited availability.
Wild mushrooms should be carefully examined for spoilage and insect infestation. Cut away any damaged parts.

The four varieties described here are also available dried. Dried mushrooms have a high price per pound but are more economical to use than fresh wild mushrooms because they are equivalent to seven or eight times their weight of fresh mushrooms. In addition, they have a more intense, concentrated flavor, so a little goes a long way.