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RE: The Amateur Mycologist - A Cautionary Tale Of The Dangers Of Foraging And The Importance Of Certainty For The Budding Mushroom Eater

in #steemstem7 years ago

I have been foraging for food off and on for most of my life, but you just mentioned many of the reasons I have never and will never try to forage mushrooms. I'd rather inoculate than take the risk.

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I love mushrooms and forgae frequently for my own knowledge and entertainment - but as a bona fide hypochondriac, I can rarely bring myself to eat a wild mushroom, even after I've confirmed it down to a microscopic level. This is not entirely the posotion of a rational actor, but I totally get people's hesitance.

Thankfully mycology can be widely and completely enjoyed without being a mycophage!

haha mycophage. i love it. I assume you were making a play on the work macrophage. According to dictionary.com the meaning of mycophage my·co·phage (mī'kə-fāj')
n.
A virus that infects fungi.

It is that - as well any animal that feeds on fungi . As usual with online dictionaries, it seems to depend on your source. :)

Mind blown ;) Always great to learn something new!