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Honey Mushroom Recipes

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Honey mushrooms, also known as honey fungus, and many other names around the world, are a common, relatively easy to identify wild mushroom. They are an intermediate-level edible, but once you know them it'll be easy.

If you're new to these, please read: Honey Mushrooms 

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Honey Mushroom Gulyas / Goulash| Honey Mushrooms in Sour Cream | Hot and Sour Soup with Wild Mushrooms | Fresh Wild Mushroom Duxelles |

old and young honey mushrooms laid out for identification

Safety

Honeys must always be thoroughly cooked or they can cause stomach upset. Many mycological societies prohibit serving them  at dinners and potlucks. 

honey mushroom cluster in the woods

Armillaria often grow in thick clusters, but may appear singular as well.

How long to cook them is slightly up for debate, but 15 minutes is a good place to start. For an example of that, see my Slow-Cooked Honey Mushrooms and Entolomas.

Poisonous Look Alikes

The deadly Galerina, also known as the funeral bell (Galerina marginata) may not kill you, but you don't want to eat it. It's easy to tell a honey from galerina using a couple key points.

small, brown poisonous mushrooms on a log

Galerina marginata, the "Funeral Bell".

Galerina marginata

  • Always have a brown spore print. Honeys have a white spore print. This is often visible in the field in older specimens.
  • Typically has a rusty ring around the top of the stem near where it meets the cap.
  • Are generally much smaller and are more likely to be confused with The Velvetfoot Mushroom / Enokitake).
a cluster of honey mushrooms outside showing white spore print

A cluster of Armillaria showing the natural white spore print.