How To Get Rid Of Mushroom Worms?

Have you harvested wormy bolete or porcini? Wondering how to get rid of mushroom worms?

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Everything You Need To Know About Wormy Mushrooms

It is quite common to find worms in porcini mushrooms, boletes or other mushrooms.

Where Do Worms In Mushrooms Come From?

In general, these worms are present in the earth, reproduce in the soil and seek food nearby. Worms in mushrooms are looking for two things: moisture and food.

How Do You Know If A Mushroom Is Wormy?

It is very simple. If your mushroom is full (boletes, porcini mushrooms, golden chanterelles…), cut it lengthwise. And just observe it.

For hollow mushrooms (morels, yellowfoot chanterelles, etc.), simply cut the mushroom along the length of the cavity to observe worms there.

How To Clean And Remove Worms From Mushrooms?

There are several techniques to get rid of mushroom worms.

Clean The Wormy Fungus By Hand.

An effective way to do this is to cut your mushroom into pieces trying to isolate the parts that have holes from the parts that do not. This is particularly efficient for fleshy mushrooms. (porcini, chanterelles, boletes…)

Get Rid Of Mushroom Worms With A Plastic Bag.

This technique helps you get rid of the majority of worms. However, you will have to end up cutting your mushrooms into pieces to get them out completely.

How to proceed ? Take a few porcini mushrooms, immerse them in an airtight plastic bag and inflate it.

Once your bag is inflated and under the effect of the lack of oxygen, the worms will quickly come out of your mushrooms.

Once the operation is complete, finish the cleaning by cutting your boletes into pieces to check if there are still worms.

Get Rid Of Worms With Vinegar.

Soaking your mushrooms can be an interesting solution if you plan to make canned mushrooms in vinegar.

However, if you plan to dry or eat your mushrooms immediately afterwards, we recommend that you do not use this technique to avoid making them taste too acidic.

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If a mushroom is too wormy, don’t pick it! No need to waste your time with a bolete whose flesh is completely destroyed by worms.