Calvatia gigantea, the giant puffball, appears in the fall in open meadows and forest edges, often returning to the same spot from the same underground mycelium. It can reach the size of a basketball, from my experience, and I’ve read about larger. It’s edible only when the inside is pure white and firm. Slice before cooking. Any yellowing or hint of gills means it’s maturing and no longer safe. I like to peel the outside layer off and chop up the center to use as taco filling, heavily seasoned.

Foraging, cooking and eating a giant puffball mushroom. *always do your own research before consuming wild plants/mushrooms. Puffballs are solid white any way you slice them and there are many ways to cook and eat them! #mushrooms #wildmushrooms #foraging #ontariocanada #wildedibles #cooking #recipe #easyrecipes #vlog #fullhappybelly #forage #mushroomhunting #heathylifestyle #healthyliving #healthyfood #fungi #giantpuffball #puffballs | Fullhappybelly

Am dat peste un cuib de Calvatia gigantea. Aceasta minunata ciuperca ce poate ajunge la dimensiuni considerabile #ciuperfan #boletus #hribi #hribidinapuseni #ciuperciromania #ciupercari #fungi #mushrooms #galbiori #chantarelle #viatalatara #gatesteromaneste #forager #padure #forest #foraging #pilze #steinpilze #pfifferlinge #natura #ciuperci #boletusedulis #hribimari #ciupercimedicinale #farmaciedinnatura #tratamentenaturiste #medicinalmushrooms #vitalpilze #porcini | Calin Copolovici