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SafetyFalse morel: why this spring mushroom is dangerous
The false morel looks like a morel, but it contains a poison. Here's how to recognize it, why it's dangerous a…
August 24, 2026·2 min
SafetyCan you pick mushrooms in cities and parks?
Mushrooms grow on city lawns, in parks and yards too, but you shouldn't eat them. Here's why urban mushrooms a…
August 22, 2026·3 min
SafetyIs the birch bolete poisonous?
The brown birch bolete is a safe edible mushroom — there are no poisonous birch boletes. We explain why the qu…
August 19, 2026·2 min
SafetyDeadly poisonous mushrooms of Ukraine: the four you must know
Among hundreds of mushrooms, a few can kill with a single meal. Here are four deadly poisonous mushrooms of Uk…
August 14, 2026·3 min
SafetyPoisonous mushrooms of Ukraine: photos, names, and key signs
To forage safely, you need to know “the enemy by sight.” Here are the main poisonous mushrooms of Ukraine, the…
August 13, 2026·4 min_(8618327785).webp)
SafetyWhich mushrooms can you eat raw, and why almost none of them
Raw wild mushrooms are a bad idea. We explain why almost all mushrooms need cooking, which ones can be eaten r…
August 12, 2026·2 min.webp)
SafetyMyths about spotting poisonous mushrooms
A silver spoon, an onion that darkens, mushrooms that snails eat: these are all folk “tests” that have cost pe…
August 12, 2026·4 min
SafetyYellow knight and green brittlegill: edible or dangerous?
Greenish mushrooms make people wary, and for good reason: the deadly death cap is among them. We look at the y…
August 8, 2026·3 min
SafetySatan's bolete: how to spot this poisonous porcini lookalike
The devil's bolete looks like a porcini but is poisonous. Here's how to recognize it by its red pores and marb…
August 7, 2026·2 min
SafetyBitter bolete: how to spot this porcini lookalike
The bitter bolete isn't poisonous, but it's so bitter it ruins the whole dish. Here's how to recognize it and…
August 7, 2026·2 min
SafetyWhich brittlegills are poisonous, and how to tell them from edible ones
Most brittlegills are edible, but some are acrid and dangerous. Here's which brittlegills to leave behind and…
August 7, 2026·2 min
SafetyBay bolete: edible or poisonous?
The bay bolete turns blue when cut, and that scares beginners. We explain why it's perfectly edible, what the…
August 6, 2026·2 min
SafetyWho shouldn't eat mushrooms
Mushrooms are good for you, but they don't suit everyone. Here's who should limit or avoid mushrooms — from ch…
July 25, 2026·2 min
SafetyCan you eat mushrooms with worms in them?
Finding a wormy mushroom in your basket is nothing unusual. But can you eat mushrooms with worms, or should yo…
July 25, 2026·2 min
SafetyAt what age can children eat mushrooms?
Mushrooms are hard to digest, so children get them with caution and not too early. Here's at what age children…
July 25, 2026·2 min
SafetyCan pregnant women eat wild mushrooms?
Mushrooms are good for you, but pregnancy is a time for special caution. Here's whether you can eat wild mushr…
July 25, 2026·2 min
SafetyTricholoma lookalikes: false and poisonous species
Knights (Tricholoma) are a rewarding autumn family, but it includes poisonous lookalikes, above all the tiger…
July 20, 2026·2 min
SafetyDangerous pairs: 7 poisonous lookalikes of edible mushrooms
Most mushroom poisonings happen because of lookalikes. We've gathered the 7 most dangerous “edible mushroom —…
July 20, 2026·3 min
SafetySaffron milk cap lookalikes: woolly milk cap, milk caps, and other Lactarius
The saffron milk cap gets confused with other Lactarius species — the woolly milk cap, milk caps and bitter re…
July 20, 2026·2 min
SafetyBrittlegill lookalikes: how not to confuse them with a death cap
Brittlegills hide a dangerous trap: a green or whitish brittlegill can be mistaken for the deadly death cap. H…
July 20, 2026·2 min
SafetyBay bolete lookalikes: what it gets confused with
The bay bolete gets confused with porcini, with Xerocomus boletes and with the bitter bolete. Here’s which loo…
July 20, 2026·2 min
SafetyPoisonous porcini lookalikes: the bitter bolete and Satan's bolete
Porcini has lookalikes that can ruin a dish or poison you — the bitter bolete and the devil’s bolete. Here’s w…
July 20, 2026·2 min
SafetyPanther cap: how to tell it from edible mushrooms
The panther cap is one of the most poisonous mushrooms in our forests, and it sometimes gets mistaken for edib…
July 20, 2026·2 min
SafetyPoisonous Tricholomas: the tiger tricholoma and other dangerous species
Most knights are edible, but a few species are poisonous — and the most dangerous of them is the tiger (leopar…
July 14, 2026·2 min
SafetyWood and field mushrooms: how to tell them from a death cap
A wild Agaricus is tastier than a store-bought one, but a young white one is easy to confuse with the death ca…
June 11, 2026·3 min
SafetyMushrooms near roads and cities: are they safe to pick?
Even a perfectly edible mushroom can become dangerous if it grew in the wrong place. Here's why mushrooms near…
June 8, 2026·3 min
SafetyWhy you shouldn't pick old or wormy mushrooms
Even an edible mushroom can do harm if it's old or wormy. Here's why overripe mushrooms are dangerous and how…
June 8, 2026·3 min.webp)
SafetySeven rules of safe foraging for beginners
Safe mushroom foraging rests on a few simple rules. We've gathered the seven most important ones to protect yo…
June 8, 2026·3 min.webp)
SafetyBrown roll-rim: why a once-edible mushroom is now considered poisonous
Brown rollrim used to be salted by the bucketful, and now it's on the list of poisonous mushrooms. Here's what…
June 7, 2026·3 min
SafetyChanterelle lookalikes: the true and the false chanterelle
The chanterelle is hard to confuse with anything, but it does have one lookalike. Here's how the false chanter…
June 7, 2026·3 min
SafetyFalse honey fungus: how to tell it from the real thing
In autumn, stumps host both tasty honey fungus and its poisonous lookalikes. Here's how to reliably tell real…
June 7, 2026·3 min.webp)
SafetyMushroom poisoning: symptoms and first aid
With mushroom poisoning, every hour counts. Here's how to recognize the first signs, why a delay is the most d…
June 6, 2026·3 min
SafetyAmanitas of Ukraine: from deadly to edible
The amanita isn't just the red one with white spots. Meet its dangerous and even deadly relatives, plus the ed…
June 6, 2026·3 min
SafetyDeath cap, the most dangerous mushroom in Ukraine
A single mushroom in the basket can poison a whole family. Here's how to recognize the death cap, what it gets…
June 6, 2026·4 min
SafetyXerocomus lookalikes and how to spot them
Xerocomus boletes have no deadly lookalikes, but a few similar mushrooms are worth knowing. Here's what they c…
May 24, 2026·3 min.webp)
SafetyWhy Xerocomus boletes turn blue when cut, and is it dangerous?
Many people get scared when a Xerocomus bolete turns blue where it's cut. Here's why it happens, whether it me…
May 22, 2026·3 min
SafetyAre Xerocomus boletes edible, and what are they good for?
Xerocomus boletes are edible and tasty, if humbler than porcini. Here's which ones you can eat, how they're go…
May 20, 2026·3 min_(2).webp)
SafetyBirch bolete lookalikes: are any of them dangerous?
The brown birch bolete has no deadly lookalikes, but one unpleasant mushroom does imitate it. Here's what you…
May 2, 2026·4 min.webp)
SafetyAre any slippery jacks poisonous?
The slippery jack is considered a safe mushroom, yet people often ask about poisonous ones. Here's an honest l…
March 29, 2026·3 min
SafetySlippery jack lookalikes and how not to mix them up
The slippery jack has almost no dangerous lookalikes, but there are still a few similar mushrooms. Here's what…
March 27, 2026·4 min
SafetyWhen a summer porcini is no longer worth picking
Not every bolete belongs in the basket. An old mushroom is watery, maggoty and hard on the stomach. Here's how…
February 15, 2026·4 min
SafetyIs the summer porcini edible, and what's it good for?
The summer bolete is every bit as good as the autumn harvest, and sometimes better. Here's why it's prized at…
February 9, 2026·3 min