I hate mushrooms.... but I love them

[jajalala]

Raw mushrooms? No thank you. Absolutely not. Please no.

.......Cooked (or pickled) mushrooms?? Sign me up. I've always been pretty icked out by mushrooms, but then my roommate made some marinated shiitake mushrooms (step one of this recipe) to add to poke bowls and like.... gosh it's delicious, so rich and flavorful.

After I had that, I thought "Oh I like mushrooms now!" So I went to a salad place and ordered a mushroom bowl.... and they gave me a bunch of raw mushrooms. Tried it and was shocked at the grossness. I didn't like the texture and lack of flavor. Turns out I still have my limits.

Nonetheless, I moved forward bravely into other mushroom endeavors. A new recipe in my arsenal now is vegan mapo tofu, which replaces the beef with a bunch of chopped shiitake mushrooms (and some fermented black beans). This is the main recipe I use, though I make some edits based on taste and what's available. It's just SO thick and rich, and the contrast of the spiciness with the gentle, pudding-like soft tofu is absolutely divine.

And I will confess that once or twice in my life I've had a yummy portobello mushroom as a burger replacement... usually when marinated/grilled/sauced up.

If you happen to have some good mushroom recipe recs... drop 'em in the comments, I'm on the prowl for new recipes.

Comments

[vriddy]

I don't have recipe recs BUT I have anime recs, you should watch Sabikui Bisco if you have strong feelings about mushrooms 😂🍄 thisbinks will back me on this one. It's on Crunchyroll, at least here.

[thisbinks]

It's a very good mushroom themed watch RZFZFIVK

Personally, I'm more of a purist bc i love mushrooms, I'll eat them raw, on a slice of bread with spread, but i also like them just fried in a pan in honey with onions until you have kind of a sticky sauce, then the taste really comes out...
Orrrr for BBQs, get the really chonky bois, scrape out the insides and mix them with cream/spread, onions and fill the mushrooms with that; throw on the grill and voila 👌😌

[jajalala]

I'm sobbing at the concept of just munching raw mushrooms on a slice of bread...... you do you but this confirms that other humans have different tastes from me. The sticky honey-onion sauce sounds good though, maybe I could put that kind of prepared mushroom on some bread...

And ooh a filled mushroom. I've certainly seen and had filled red peppers, but I've never beefed up a mushroom with some yummy fillings on the grill. Seems quite appetizing, thanks for the suggestions

[jajalala]

Ohoho I'll have to put it on my list. Looking at the summary online cracks me up.... A legendary mushroom is a fun goal for the protagonist!

[mirawonderfulstar]

I do like raw mushrooms and I feel like that would bias me in suggesting you recipes but oh my goodness yesssss I love marinated shiitake mushrooms in a poke bowl. I feel like you can’t really go wrong with a chicken and mushroom combination, I really like a chicken wild rice soup with mushrooms in it although there is a known shortage of wild rice in the USA this year so I haven’t been able to get my hands on any at present.

[jajalala]

I'll have to look up wild rice. My roommate has recently been transitioning us to brown rice instead of white, but wild rice might be an exciting venture. Thanks for the suggestion! (Even if I have to shop around or wait for the shortage to end)

[octahedrite]

I read that you can "transition" to eating quinoa, if that's something that interests you, by combining quinoa + white rice. I like quinoa but I haven't tried it at home.

[octahedrite]

I'm also new to mushrooms but I like adding them to soups and stir-fries!

Soup recipe -- I add whatever veggies I want to this, always comes out good

Base stir fry recipe -- I like adding whatever to this, too, and also noodles