Almost definitely puffballs, one of my favorite mushrooms to forage. Though I’ve never had ones this big and I hear they lose a bit of flavor if they’re giant.
If you cut a *(vertical) cross section and it’s a uniform texture with nothing that looks like the structure of a classic capped mushroom that should rule out any lookalikes. Should still be good if the inside is white and not starting to turn brown.
I also don’t know if I’d eat mushrooms growing in or around an urban environment. Fungi are known to pull all sorts of contaminants from their substrate into their fruit bodies. Then again, we’re already filled with contaminants from our food and water, so it may only be a drop in the bucket. 🤷♂️
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Almost definitely puffballs, one of my favorite mushrooms to forage. Though I’ve never had ones this big and I hear they lose a bit of flavor if they’re giant.
If you cut a *(vertical) cross section and it’s a uniform texture with nothing that looks like the structure of a classic capped mushroom that should rule out any lookalikes. Should still be good if the inside is white and not starting to turn brown.
Trusting a stranger on a random web forum is not recommended when it comes to eating mushrooms you find outside. Even if they’re right
Easy to check against another source. This is one of the easiest to ID mushrooms that people eat.
Yeah, but still. I don’t want to normalize casually taking recommendations about eating wild mushrooms online.
I also don’t know if I’d eat mushrooms growing in or around an urban environment. Fungi are known to pull all sorts of contaminants from their substrate into their fruit bodies. Then again, we’re already filled with contaminants from our food and water, so it may only be a drop in the bucket. 🤷♂️
I heard it goes great with the micro plastics!
Puffballs not to be mistaken for earthballs, which are poisonous. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleroderma_citrinum