? about Portabella Mushrooms!

[bayerngirl]

Can you eat portabella mushrooms raw? DH made a salad tonight and sliced raw portabella mushrooms in the salad. I am sure I ate a few before I knew what he put in it I know a lot of mushrooms are poisonous when eaten raw. I think DH is trying to kill me

Thanks in advanced!

 

[marnold]

I have eaten them raw and I am still kickin'.

 

[bayerngirl]

Thanks Melissa for your reply! I have never eating them raw, I was worried. I surged the web, they all sad you have to cook them first.

Thanks again!

 

[Boingo1]

I'm sure you can eat them raw, Belinda. They taste better cooked though!

 

[kathryn]

Yes, you definitely can eat them raw. Quite a few raw-food recipe books include recipes for them, like using them as 'buns' for burgers, or marinating them: I like to marinate them in Nama Shoyu soy sauce, lemon juice and some fresh rosemary for about 20 minutes, then slice and eat.


By the way, I've seen the name spelled portAbellA, portObellO, portAbellO (and probably portObellA as well!). Which one is it, really? Or is there no concensus?

 

[kathryn]

I know a lot of mushrooms are poisonous when eaten raw.

I don't know of any mjushroom that is poisonous raw that wouldn't also be poisonous cooked.

 

[morningstar]

Yes, you definitely can eat them raw. Quite a few raw-food recipe books include recipes for them, like using them as 'buns' for burgers, or marinating them: I like to marinate them in Nama Shoyu soy sauce, lemon juice and some fresh rosemary for about 20 minutes, then slice and eat.


By the way, I've seen the name spelled portAbellA, portObellO, portAbellO (and probably portObellA as well!). Which one is it, really? Or is there no concensus?

Not to mention "portobellini"

 

[Janis]

AND

Crimini

(what they are before they become portabellini!)

 

[bayerngirl]

Kathryn,some websites say, you can eat them raw and some say eating raw mushrooms is not good for you as they contain an indigestable protein.


http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14567

http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Food/Good-foods/Gourmet_Edible_Mushrooms.aspx

I thought it was interesting. I knew you can't eat green beans raw. Didn't knew under cooked beans are poisonous

http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/real letters/ltr_greenbeans.html

I need to stop reading the net

Thanks everyone for your imput!

 

[kathryn]

I knew you can't eat green beans raw. Didn't knew under cooked beans are poisonous

You can't eat green beans raw? Never heard that. I eat them straight off my plants, and I'm still alive and kicking.

 

[kathryn]

Kathryn,some websites say, you can eat them raw and some say eating raw mushrooms is not good for you as they contain an indigestable protein.


http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=14567

http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Food/Good-foods/Gourmet_Edible_Mushrooms.aspxhttp://www.lifescript.com/Body/Food/Good-foods/Gourmet_Edible_Mushrooms.aspx

I've checked out these links, and I'm not quite sure what they are supposed to prove.

There's no reliable info there that says raw mushrooms in general are bad. The first link has a lot of people coming up with info they're not sure about, or hypothsizing, with no actual facts, and the one knowlegeable-sounding person is refering to some very specific mushroom types.

The second link also refers to some specific types of mushrooms as being dangerous to eat raw. In fact, it goes on to say "You can serve impeccably safe mushrooms raw, sliced in salads or topped with a drizzle of olive or truffle oil."

 

[Gayle]

You can't eat green beans raw? Never heard that. I eat them straight off my plants, and I'm still alive and kicking.

Me, too!! I eat 'em raw all the time.