Chicken of The Woods
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
July 21, 2020 1:02pm CST
Chicken of the Woods is the name given to a mushroom that can be found in the woods of North America. There are a few different variations found here.
Each species is yellow / orange in color, but the Laetiporus cincinnatus which can be found on the east coast, may have more red color in it.
The Laetiporus conifericola is more often to be found on conifer (cone bearing) trees.
You'll find Laetiporus gilbertsonii on Eucalyptus and Oak Trees.
These mushrooms are edible, but some may find that it upsets their stomach.
Chicken is not the only flavor you may detect from this mushroom. Some say it tastes more like crab or lobster to them. The mushroom also tastes subtly of lemon.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Jul 20
I remember getting scammed online by a for sale chicken of the woods growing kit. Its a darn oyster mushroom kit,.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
18 Sep 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Apparently its impossible to grow them at home.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
18 Sep 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker Yes, as far as I know they are a rarity.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
It does. I'd love to find these and try one of them.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
@CarolDM Thank You. There are also some morel mushrooms that I know grow in Western NC. I'd like to look for these Chicken Of The Woods ones too though.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Good luck!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Jul 20
I am not one to forage for wild mushrooms. I prefer to purchase them in my local market. The only ones I really like are button mushrooms and baby portabella mushrooms.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
23 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum my sister--in-law forages for edibles all year. She is with the forestry service and quite knowledgeable about edibles.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jul 20
@ElusiveButterfly That is kind of cool. Does she eat them plain or has she made jams and jellies out of anything?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jul 20
I want to go in a little foraging adventure with a few of my friends sometime. I like pretty much any mushroom, but I usually get the portabella mushrooms
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
I didn't eat mushrooms for the first seventeen years of my life. They are different, but I like them.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
@thelme55 It's highly likely.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
I'm not sure if they grow outside of the US. I imagine they probably are, but perhaps with a different name.
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
21 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Perhaps with different names. 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jul 20
I've never seen it before, so am not sure exactly how often or how much it grows. We also don't sell it in stores here.
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@Janet357 (75638)
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22 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum here we have these tiny mushrooms that grow on logs that are edible.
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@snowy22315 (208957)
• United States
24 Jul 20
It sounds like an interesting mushroom but one I wouldn't pick wild.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jul 20
If I pick any (which I plan to) I'll be bringing various pictures of it to make sure I have the right one.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Jul 20
I hadn't thought about that, but the texture of the mushroom and then tasting like chicken would be sort of weird. I was a teenager when I first tried mushrooms, and they were weird but good.
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@CinnamonGrl (7086)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
21 Jul 20
I don't know where you live, so was wondering if you had found some. They sound kind of pretty, a pretty color. I don't eat mushrooms, something about the consistency that I just don't like.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
Im in NC, but no I haven't found any.
I like mushrooms but I haven't always liked them.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jul 20
Thank you for sharing I had never heard about this mushroom before.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Jul 20
Nor have I, but then I haven't really seen any wild mushrooms growing in awhile.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
23 Jul 20
Sounds very interesting. I could do without the upset stomach though.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Jul 20
Same, wouldnt want to deal with that. Of course, it seems it's a guessing game. Some will have it, but many others will not.
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