Is Truffle hunting possible in Scotland?

[Janne]

Also everyone knows haggis, or Haggi for plural (say;cacti, haggi) have one set of shorter legs. The trick is to chase them around a hill with the short legs down hill so they roll away. Making it easy for capture. ...��

Haggis? Only palatable after the second bottle of whisky? Similar as the Scottish females?


( I love Haggis. Swedish style with pickled ghurkin and red beets. )

 

[Leshy]

Polecatsteve , the one you took a very brave bite out of 😄 (#9) is a Amanita Muscaria , or fly agaric and it has strong hallucinogenic properties... Not for the faint hearted and very rarely fatal but most certainly "poisonous".
#2 looks like it could be the same type.

#5 looks like the delicious chanterelle , but can't be sure without closer inspection...

#10 looks like fomes fomentarius , or horse hoof fungus also known as tinder fungus ... Excellent tinder and the pale brown leathery flesh correctly prepared is commonly known as Amadou ...


The rest of them I just can't tell for sure ... But looks great !👍

 

[Polecatsteve]

Polecatsteve , the one you took a very brave bite out of 😄 (#9) is a Amanita Muscaria , or fly agaric and it has strong hallucinogenic properties... Not for the faint hearted and very rarely fatal but most certainly "poisonous".
#2 looks like it could be the same type.

That explains why I was chased from the forest by a purple yeti riding a quad bike made of muffins. Crazy ******* nearly ran me over.

 

[Leshy]

That explains why I was chased from the forest by a purple yeti riding a quad bike made of muffins. Crazy ******* nearly ran me over.

Hahahah! 😲😄😂

 

[Arya]

I think I am the only person that think Truffles smell and taste vile?

Give me a basket of Ceps anyday!

No, you can count me in as well. I've never understood the fuss about truffles. They are like a butt ugly painting that everybody "loves" just to avoid being marked as uncultual ignorants

 

[ayrshireman]

I stumbled across this old post because I found one in the Galloway forest

 

[Toddy]

Now there's a find

 

[baggins]

Wow, great find. Did you have assistance? ie hound or piggy? or have you just got a fab tuned in sense of smell?

 

[Broch]

I stumbled across this old post because I found one in the Galloway forest

That has got to be the best 'intro' post I have ever seen

Welcome to the forum!

 

[ayrshireman]

Wow, great find. Did you have assistance? ie hound or piggy? or have you just got a fab tuned in sense of smell?

Just pure dumb luck!

I realise now when looking at the picture that there might even be the start of a new one, or a part that had already broken off, to the left of it on the underside of the root.

That has got to be the best 'intro' post I have ever seen

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks!