Charcoal Burner Mushroom: Edibility And Identification

Do you want to know how to identify and cook the Charcoal Burner mushroom?

Find out everything you need to know about this Russula (Russula cyanoxantha).

Is The Charcoal Burner Mushroom Edible?

Yes, the Charcoal Burner is an excellent edible! However, before consuming it, you must be sure that you have correctly identified it. Discover everything you need to know in the following.

Furthermore, this mushroom is not referenced on our Mushroom Maps.

How Do You Identify A Charcoal Burner Mushroom?

This one is an excellent mushroom! But it is not always easy to identify, because it can take quite different shades of color.

• Cap: the texture of the cap is slightly greasy with hues ranging from gray to purple to green. This is clearly not a very decisive criterion for this species.
• Gills: the gills are white and do not break when touched, they remain flexible. This gills leave a greasy feeling on the fingers, we then speak of lardaceous gills. This is a determining criterion.
• Stem: the stem is fleshy and has no volva or ring.
• Flesh: the flesh is white and brittle like chalk.
• Habitat: it tends to be found in acid areas.

Charcoal Burner Look Alikes

• With other mushrooms from the Russula genus: this one can be confused with other russula. The determining criterion will be the texture of the gills. Brittle for the other Russules, oily and flexible for the Charcoal Burner.
• With other genus: Amanita, Lactarius… Be very careful!

Charcoal Burner Mushroom Recipe

Here is a simple and effective recipe that we had the opportunity to test at our editorial staff.

Ingredients

• A handful of Charcoal Burners.
• A dab of olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Chopped parsley

Steps

1. Fry your mushrooms in olive oil in a pan. Brown them over high heat and turn them several times so that they cook all over and take on a beautiful golden color. Cooking should last 7 to 8 minutes.
2. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to your preparation and continue cooking for 1 minute.
3. Serve your mushrooms in a nice plate and add a small amount of chopped parsley.
4. It’s ready! Enjoy!

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