Mushrooms – Vegetarians’ meat: Day of the Mushrooms

Mushrooms are edible fungus that can provide several important nutrients. Popularly, the term mushroom is used to identify the edible sporophores; the term toadstool is often reserved for inedible or poisonous sporophores. Today is the Day of the Mushrooms, so we are gonna learn about incredible benefits of mushrooms, type of mushrooms and its uses, why vegetarians love mushrooms and best way to cook mushrooms. Moreover, we provide you the best mushrooms and mushrooms products at our Indian supermarket Zurich/ Indian supermarket/ Indian shop Geneva/ online Indian grocery.

Incredible Health Benefits of Mushrooms

Mushrooms are considered to be very healthy. They are not only low in calories but, the fiber, potassium, and vitamin C in mushrooms may contribute to cardiovascular health. Potassium can help regulate blood pressure, and this may decrease the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease as well.

Mushrooms are rich in B vitamins, such as:

•        riboflavin
•        folate
•        thiamine
•        pantothenic acid
•        niacin

B vitamins help the body get energy from food and form red blood cells. A number of B vitamins also appear to be important for a healthy brain. Next, the choline in mushrooms can help with muscle movement, learning, and memory. Choline assists in maintaining the structure of cellular membranes and plays a role in the transmission of nerve impulses.

Mushrooms are also the only vegan, non-fortified dietary source of vitamin D. Several other minerals that may be difficult to obtain from a vegan diet such as selenium, potassium, copper, iron, and phosphorus are available in mushrooms.

Type of Mushrooms and its uses

Most people are only familiar with the popular few mushrooms they see at the grocery store specially our Indian supermarket/ Indian shop Geneva/ online Indian grocery. But, there ​are so many more different types of mushrooms for you to explore.

1. Button Mushrooms

Also called baby mushrooms or white mushrooms. Button mushrooms are by far the most common type of mushroom that you’re almost guaranteed to find in grocery stores. They’re sliced up and used as a topping on pizzas, in spaghetti sauces, and most other dishes that use mushrooms.

2. Cremini Mushrooms

Also called crimini mushrooms, are actually part of the same species as button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus), but are a brown variation with a slightly deeper flavour.

3. Portobello Mushrooms

These are large enough to be used as vegetarian burgers or stuffed with other ingredients, and are often baked instead of fried. They offer a mild and sweet flavor and make a great transition from portobellos into more adventurous types of mushrooms.

4. Oyster Mushrooms

Don’t worry if you don’t enjoy seafood. They might look like oysters, but they don’t taste like them.

5. King Oyster Mushrooms

They’re a large mushroom, and normally come 4 or 5 to a tray. They have a very firm meaty texture compared to regular oyster mushrooms.

6. Chanterelle Mushrooms

They last longer in the fridge than most other varieties of mushrooms: about 10 days. There are a couple of very similar looking mushrooms called the jack o lantern and false chanterelle. If eaten, these lookalikes can cause diarrhea and severe cramps.

7. Porcini Mushrooms

Also known as Cep mushrooms, are most commonly used in Italian cooking. Porcini mushrooms can be bought fresh or canned, but are most commonly sold dried. To use dried porcini, you need to soak them in hot water for 10 to 15 minutes and then they can be cooked like normal.

8. Chicken of the woods Mushrooms

Chicken of The Woods is more scientifically called Laetiporus which means “with bright pores.” As you might expect, it gets its name because many people think it tastes like chicken. In fact, you can cook it many of the same ways that you’d prepare chicken. This makes it a great meat substitute for vegetarians.

9. Wood Blewit Mushrooms

They can be found wild, and are also cultivated in for instance the UK, France, and the Netherlands. Blewits can be eaten sautéed in butter or in a cream sauce, as an omelet filling, or in a stew.

10. Morel Mushrooms

Morels have a nutty, earthy flavor. They have a meaty texture but they’re still tender. There are “true morels” and poisonous “false morels”, so if you’re going looking for them, it’s important to know the difference.

11. Black Trumpet Mushrooms

There aren’t any poisonous lookalikes, so they’re a good one for beginners to identify. Although they can be quite hard to find.

12. Hedgehog Mushrooms

They have a sweet, nutty taste and offer a crunchy texture if cooked right. (sautéed, pickled, or simmered in milk or stock.)

13. Enoki Mushrooms

Asians mostly cook these mushrooms . They come in large clusters of tiny mushrooms with very long stems and small caps. They go nicely in soups, especially ramen.

14. Shimeji Mushrooms

They taste quite bitter when eaten raw, so they should always be cooked. They go great in stir fries or with seafood or wild game.

15. Shitake Mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms have a meaty texture much like portobellos. They have a smokier, earthy flavor when cooked. commonly you can see Shiitake mushrooms dried at stores.

16. Mai take Mushrooms

It means “dancing mushroom” in Japanese. The mushrooms boost the immune system. They also have a hypoglycemic effect that can help with lowering blood sugar and managing diabetes, and can also help with high cholesterol.

17. Reishi Mushrooms

People condised the reishi or lingzhi mushroom as the gold standard when it comes to medicinal mushrooms. Some uses to treat lowering cholesterol, boosting the immune system (even sometimes it is able to fight HIV and AIDs), lowering blood pressure and inflammation, and to treat lower urinary tract symptoms.

18. Lion’s Mane Mushrooms

Unlike most medicinal mushrooms, lion’s mane is actually edible. It has a stringy meat texture and a sweet savory flavor.

19. Matsutake Mushrooms

The matsutake mushroom, or pine mushroom, is not that much popular in the West. But highly recommended mushroom in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cuisine. It has a distinctive spicy odor. The highest grade of Japanese matsutake mushrooms from the beginning of the season can fetch prices as high as $1,000 per kilogram.

20. Giant Puffball Mushrooms

Puffball mushrooms can grow to huge sizes. Up to 20 kg or 44 lbs in weight! Edible puffballs have a solid white interior, while other mushrooms will be yellowish inside or have the silhouette of a cap-type mushroom. If allowed to grow to full size, puffball mushrooms will burst, sending trillions of spores into the air.

Why vegetarians love mushrooms

Whether you are vegetarian, flexitarian or just someone looking to eat less meat, you have probably noticed that mushrooms take centre stage in many meatless recipes.

Mushrooms do have a “meaty” texture and add a flavor known as “umami” that tends to be very satisfying, which makes them ideal to include in pasta sauce, stews, casseroles, chili and other mixed dishes to maintain a rich flavor and texture while reducing or eliminating the meat they contain.

Scelta uses our continuously changing environment as an opportunity to keep developing tasteful, not only healthy and also sustainable “Dutchrooms” that are adaptable to a meal for everyone.

In conclusion mushrooms are a very delicious, healthy and sustainable vegetable and therefore they can reduce the current meat consumption easily. Actually eating a (blend)burger has never been so delightful; low in calories, carbohydrates, fat and sodium. Eventually we do believe mushrooms should be a part of every meal.

Best way to cook mushrooms

As per new study, the best way to cook mushrooms to preserve all its nutrients is to grill them. During their study, scientists noted that there was a significant decline in the antioxidant activity after boiling and frying mushrooms and grilling or microwaving them enhanced their antioxidant activity.

Mushrooms Go Well With,

• Vegetables: for instance: asparagus, leeks, lemon, garlic, shallots, onions, fennel, peas, tomatoes.
• Spices & Herbs: for instance: chives, marjoram, olive oil, pepper, dill, parsley, tarragon, basil, oregano, and rosemary.
• Savoury: for instance: bacon, eggs, ham, fish, chicken, veal, and seafood.

How to serve sautéed mushrooms,

• Pizza: Add the mushrooms on top of a cheese pizza.
• Crostini: Pile the mushrooms on top of slices of garlic bread.
• Meat: Serve the mushrooms over a grilled steak or pork chop.
• As well as Pasta: Stir your mushrooms into a pasta or tortellini dish.

Now buy your Mushroom and Grocery to make a perfect mushroom dishes at our tapioca hidratada   / Indian grocery Switzerland/ buy Indian grocery online/ gari du togo.