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I've always cooked morels, but eating raw white mushrooms seems pretty common in vegetable platters for example.

As do I, although I prefer them cooked. The article claims that even if they're not toxics, the chitin renders the nutrients unavailable to digestion. (Which is plausible, but I'd like to see actual citations for it.)

On the poisonous front, my grandfather used to pick and eat Gyromitra Esculenta. His preparation method apparently rendered them safe, but he had no idea they were deadly when not properly prepared. (It's been a long time, but I recall that he'd soak his mushrooms in salted water to "get the bugs out" and would typically cook them in gravy.)

It's common, but stupid. Button mushrooms contain a known carcinogen for rats, agaritine, which is easily broken down when they are cooked. Many other mycotoxins in other mushrooms are rendered inert by cooking as well.

https://paulstamets.com/news/raw-edible-mushrooms

https://old.reddit.com/r/mycology/comments/qm3dag/can_anybod...

Does anyone actually prefer eating mushrooms raw & unflavored? It's like eating raw eggplant to me...

On a salad? Absolutely. Has a delightful texture.

A weird quirk: i know a few people who had iron deficiencies that would eat raw unwashed mushrooms as a side effect. Now, i was very young when i was told this, so i may be misinformed (about the reasoning. I assuredly saw them eat them straight from the flat without washing)

I've merrily eaten raw white mushrooms like everyone else but some people have sensitivities, and like any other raw vegetable they can be contaminated with bacteria or other pathogens.

or salads

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