More than one in two mushrooms was inedible. The data emerges from the analyzes conducted in the last month by the mycological inspectorate of the Gallura local health authority. According to the report, the best situation is recorded in the Tempio area. But here among those controlled there were, in proportion, many more poisonous species. Among these, Amanita phalloides, which can kill, has also been brought to the attention of experts.
Warmth and rain are ideal conditions for mushroom hunters. But the risk of intoxication, if all goes well, is high. Thus the management of the Galura health company reminds that "the analysis service is free and that it is advisable to submit the collection of fresh spontaneous mushrooms to the control of the inspectors to verify their edibility, thus avoiding disturbances and dangerous intoxications"
In detail, in Olbia out of 93 species, 53 were found to be inedible and 17 poisonous. In Tempio, out of 69 species, 20 were inedible and 19 poisonous.
Just in Tempio some specimens of Amanita phalloides were collected, a fungus that causes death in eighty percent of cases even if ingested in limited quantities.
And even with edible mushrooms we must be careful: some specimens were "in an advanced state of maturation or contamination by larvae" , and "they were ordered to be destroyed because they could have caused gastrointestinal poisoning".
Then there are some mushrooms which, classified in the texts as edible, can in any case cause serious poisoning if certain procedures are not carried out in the preparation such as, for example, discarding the stems, removing the cuticle (the film that covers the cap), making them first boil and discard the water. This is the case of the famous “chiodino”, poisonous when raw, if undercooked or if frozen before being cooked.
Edible mushrooms also have their "doubles" and the differences can only be noticed by the expert eyes of mycologists.
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)
