Come along for a forage and cook in the Pacific Northwest. Matsutake, chanterelle, and lobster mushrooms! Plus stayed tuned for the second half of the video, where I cook up a fresh picked lobster mushroom, jerk style!
Good for you you are a resilient strong woman and quite the camper and forager! I can tell you from the city by the way you’re dressed I live here in the forest and you know more about the mushroom foraging than I do I’m just getting started I want to take a class. Thank you for doing this wonderful video it’s fantastic! And you are amazing!
haha aww thank you, thats so sweet! I started mushrooming on my own and then took a class, and that just gave me the confidence I needed. I was on the right path, and that reassured it. So I highly recommend it! Besides its so much fun and nice to meet others with the same interest! Thank you for all your kind comments!
Nice seeing how to cooked the Lobster Mushrooms jerk Style. I live in the PNW, but the High Desert area. The west was my grow up area and yes this back packing burners are hot. I like to steam wild grain In a steamer and bring along an EcoFlow Battery to run the steamer. I know not video worthy, but It works so well.
Magical indeed. Isn't there bears in your American forest? Like don't you need a firearm with you at all times. If I go out there I'll probs have a friend on bear and cougar patrol while I search for mushrooms. I don't want to ice a cat and feel like we could come to an understanding with just a warning shot but I still wouldn't want to lose myself in the hunt. Here in Australia we got snakes which during the winter don't really want to waste energy biting you. So you just need to know where the snakes might live and not mess around with logs and rocks and stuff. There is also spiders. Crocodiles as well in other parts.
@@jhowardsupporter black bears are usually the only bears found in the PNW/ United States, but are almost never a threat even when you run into them. I occasionally carry as I fish in the wilderness a lot but I’ve ran into 10+ bears without a gun on me, and yelling will scare them off almost immediately. Cougars also typically avoid people, I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years and only ever seen one. I’d say the spiders and snakes you got are probably a lot more dangerous than our big predators.
I just discovered your video. Omg, i wish i could just fly to another state to go mushroom foraging haha... you're so awesome, i love it! I also love your excitement when you find your mushrooms :) ... subscribed
Haha yes a very lucky perk that Im so grateful for 😄And thank you so much! lol thats pretty much how I react everytime! 😆🤓 Its like finding treasure! Thanks for the commenting and subscribing 😊
Aww thats so kind of you, thank you! And im glad I got to be there in while you cleaned your chanterelle haul! 😆whats your favorite way to prepare them?
@@BackcountryWahine dry saute, cover with onions peppers an egg, tortilla shell and plate. when egg almost solid, flip over onto plate, add Aji brand hot sauce Burn level heat. serve with chips n salsa, hashbrowns and farmer sausage, sliced fruit or anything~
Probably the most important feature of a matsutake to keep in mind is the tapered stem with the grey podzolic soil at the tip. Amanitas all grow from a volva in the humous layer. As long as you're sure there's no volva, you've eliminated the possibility that it's an amanita. There are other "false matsutakes" that more closely resemble the real thing, but they're not dangerous; perhaps bitter, or inferior in flavour, but the smell of the real thing is distinctive. If it doesn't smell like a matsutake, discard it. Mock Matsutake (Catathelasma ventricosa) is one to watch for; they're inferior but good, and require thorough cooking. Brown matsutake (T. caligatum) is uncommon in the PNW, and sometimes bitter. If not bitter, it's as good as the whites.
@@BackcountryWahine was just out today & found that someone picked out one of my pine patches recently! Missed one for me to find though. That was a low elevation spot too. They're starting to come up now, get out there!
Aw, so sad, all those poor homeless Smurfs! How could you!! Haha JK! Awesome stuff Lei, and what a beautiful area, I LOVE all the moss! Your videos are always such a therapeutic escape, thank you!!😍👍
hahaha I left some for the smurfs dont worry! 😆 and yes the moss is one of my favorite things about the forests there! its like a comfy cozy natural carpet. hehe 🤗 thanks for always supporting guys!!
Ooh yummo! and thank you, Im a just a amateur, but man do I really love the mush world! I cant get enough! They are so so fascinating. The more you find out about them, the more they draw you in!
It ended up not being good enough to eat. But I'm still looking for them, hopefully I'll find some good ones soon. It's supposed to rain soon here in Oregon.
@@ThemBelievers oh shoot! still exciting to find them though. And yay for rain! also, october is usually a great time and thats just around the corner!
@@BackcountryWahine , I know that feeling well. It’s one of my favorite things to do in the PNW. Love the mixing backpacking with mushroom hunting. Can’t wait for spring mushrooms to start poppin!
@@DADventurerNW I know!! Me too!! Ive been in Colorado the last few months, so been waiting for it to warm up for them morels to start poppin! Currently back in hawaii rn though for a few weeks, and getting my mushroom fix in with a few wood ears and turkey tails. 😛
Great video. I spent 2 decades commercially hunting mushrooms on the Southern Oregon coast. Those are definitely coastal matsutakes, no doubt. I’ve never known there to be an Amanita lookalike. There is a lookalike we called “cats paws” which are not toxic.
Thank you! And yeah when I first started mushrooming I went out with a group on a foray and she warned us about an amanita lookalike, but its easy to differentiate because of the stipe, and especially now that I know the two. But you know how it is when youre first learning, and when you find that mushroom for the first time. Youre extra cautious about it all! Ive never heard of the cats paws..I gotta look that one up! Thanks for the comments!
@@TheArtisticGardener777 oh yeah im not really familiar with the east coast forest, but I thought they grew all over north america, maybe just easier to find in the old growths out in the Pacific Northwest. I hope you find some someday! They really are quite and interesting mushroom!
Thank you for taking us on the mushroom hunt and dinner with you! Spent this morning identifying Boletes have you tried them? Did you visit again this year? Stay awesome!
Hey why thank you for joining me! Oooh yes I actually got the mother load of boletes in CO but did not film! Did you find any good ones? Theyre one of my favorites. They just store so well and are super tasty! And yes actually I did visit again this year! I have the footage, but have not starting working on the video yet (comin to ya soon! 😜) Was not as plentiful as last year unfortunately. And back at ya on the awesomeness! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@BackcountryWahine In SW Washington and found quite a few King Boletes and Slippery Jack Boletes but none as big as some Colorado Kings I've seen in other videos.
@@oceanaxim yeah the boletes in WA ive found were typically a lot smaller than the chonkers I was finding in CO. They are a slightly different varietal in CO, the boletus rubriceps. But LOTS. Mondo ones. I did hear from a few locals though that they had never seen the mushrooms as abundant as they had this year, so maybe I got really lucky!
Awesome forage and cook video. I am just starting mushroom hunting and have a couple good outings. Do you usually like to forage in higher altitudes like 3-4000 feet? I’ve spend most of my time around 1000 but here in WA it seems the higher forests have better open mossy cover and bigger trees.
Thats wonderful! Welcome to mushrooming!😄 Well, it actually depends on what mushroom youre going for (and of course your region.) For instance in CO ive found that King Boletes tend to grow around 8000-10000 ft elevation range, and its quite different in WA (cant remember exactly at the moment cause I dont have my journal 😆, but I want to 3k-5k) What I do is I keep a mushroom journal, and mark the elevations at which youre seeing certain species that way itll help you keep track in the future. Glad youre finding stuff already though! Happy hunting!
@@pnwlife8593 We all are desperate on where to start, its tough at first! but when you first find that spot, you know how hard you worked to find it! Then you understand and respect why people keep it a secret. Its part of the mushroom game!
Thank you for that lovely and inspiring video. Really enjoyed seeing the variety of mushrooms you were able to forage, as well as you cooking them in the forest. What was the time of year of your forage, and what elevation were you at? Thanks again.
Thank you so much! This was October. My most favorite time of the year for foraging there! 😉 And I believe it was around 5000 ft. Ps. I appreciate the "proper" mushroom spot questions😆 Thank you. And good luck out there!
@@BackcountryWahine Thank you so much for answering my questions. Good luck to you! Waiting for some rain here in the PNW. Some mushrooms out there, but really need some rain. Take care.
@@stevejonas1153 🤞 Im actually in TN now and its been raining, so went out today and got lucky with a couple of chantys. Im sure theyll start poppin off real soon for you!
@@BackcountryWahine Yup, rain sure brings them out. Super dry here yet in Oregon with no measurable rain in over two months. Can't wait for that rain to arrive. Best to you in TN!
The cooking part of this video reminded me of hanging out with my friend that used to do too much coke every once in a while. She always had such great intentions and was always so nice. Last thing I would do is hang out with her when she was using propane and fire hahaha. Looks good though.
Definitely have considered it! My husbands job makes it tough though. Very limited to where we can be...although, I was based there for 5 years (flying) so it was practically a second home for me, so that was nice.☺ Glad to have good friends who live there so I can visit often!
The mushrooms in this video are pretty much done for the season. But you can still find yellow foot, candy cap, and hedgehogs. If you're on the east side of the state, you will have morels coming in spring near you. Just guessing, but this video was probably the gifford pinchot forest area.
Washington has so many sources for finding mushrooms. I think the best way to go about it is to look for a mycological society in your area. Often times they will do forays, and theres loads of information to learn and share. Its so much fun. It will open a whole new world for you :)
cat pee?! lol dont think ive heard that one..they really smell like seafood to me. Maybe if they smelled like cat pee to me I might be scared away! thats really funny though!
Hello! Im very interested in what kind of "white russula" that get attacked by fungus and evolves to Lobester mushroom? Sound really cool. In the forest closes to me (Reykjavik) its like thousands of white russulas that looks like those on the video but i have never seen a Lobster mushroom.
oh how cool! Not sure on lobsters being in your forests, but its possible! It commonly attacks russula brevipes, but also will attack several other species I believe. If youre not already doing so, maybe try connecting with your local mushroom groups and ask to see if theyve noticed any lobsters. Thats always a good way to learn about mushrooms in your area. Let me know if you find some!
Where do you go foraging？ i will fly to celebrate my 60th birthday next year ,go ‘wild’ in a way, I look at the map it‘s huge area in the west coast, can you give me a pointer？ thank you
Hi! where are you flying from? When you say west coast, do you mean the entire west coast of the united states? oregon and washington are great places to forage for mushrooms. just remember elevation is key depending on what youre looking for, so maybe make sure the places you plan on going to have the right elevation for the type of mushroom you are searching. That should help you narrow down your forests a bit.
Hey Phil! Thats a secret! haha 🤫🙈Im sorry. Its a well known thing to keep your mushroom spots a secret, however I do try to leave breadcrumbs in my videos that way if youre really interested you could do some investigating and it should at least point you in the right direction. My best suggestion, is to join a local mushroom club and theyll take you on a foray. Thats a great place to start. And yes, there is camping near by. 😉Thanks for understanding and happy mushrooming!
😆Well Im half asian and grew up in Hawaii, if i didnt know how to cook rice for real Id be disowned from my family. 🤣Have you ever tried cooking rice on a backpackers stove? Its a little different, especially when you dont have a lot of time.
