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ye. they're tasty but they make me afraid for my life. they're so diabolical! always plotting world domination from the safety of gaia's embrace. scum!

hmmm. to my knowledge i've never had p. cubensis so i can't say for certain. i do eat non-psychedelic shrooms all the time tho. we all have to do our part to rid the world of the myco-vermin!

I find it more fascinating that fungi aren't plants. They are a completely different Kingdom. Liken as plants and animals are biologically different Kingdoms.

Mushrooms. Well there are a few tricks I can give to you. Chicken of the Woods: Do not eat chicken of the woods mushroom if it is growing from a fallen conifer. It will absorb a bunch of the materials from the pine or evergreen it is growing from and this can lead to some severe stomach distress. Two days on the toilet with a trash can in front of you is what is probably going to happen. Nothing too bad, but something you don't want to experience. Amanita Amanita's are known for their good flavor, but also has very dangerous strains including the legendary Death Cap. Death Caps look a lot like the edible Caesar's Mushroom. The biggest giveaway is the smell. The edible mushrooms have a somewhat fishy smell to them, not all so identification is important. Death Cap on the other hand will smell sweet and floral. Death Cap poisoning will lead to vomiting as well as a few neural issues which eventually leads to liver failure. There are treatments that involve the European Milk Thistle, but the oral tablets aren't enough to keep it the Death Cap from killing you. They have some concentrated formula that needs to be administered by IV, but overall best to avoid the Amanita until you have more experience with mushrooms.

they're pretty solid as a food choice. they have a great texture not only for chewing but also for sucking up flavor from the other items they're cooked with. that plus they're evil and deserve to be removed from the planet, so win-win's all around ^_^