LAM DONG – Under the green pine trees, clusters of beef liver mushrooms, chicken eggs, yellow khakis, corals… grow on the land waiting for foresters to harvest.
Da Lat rainy season lasts from May to about October every year, this is also the season of forest mushrooms that multiply after heavy rains. On this occasion, as a habit of many residents of the mountain town, people go to the pine forest to pick mushrooms and process all kinds of simple and delicious dishes. Visitors can contact the forest experts in Da Lat if they want to participate in this activity.
Mushroom pickers often go to the pine forest early in the morning, when the sun has just risen, the weather is also warm and not too cold. Each pine forest in Da Lat has mushrooms that grow depending on the number of small or large, areas such as the pine forest of Tuyen Lam lake, Suoi Vang lake, Xuan Tho forest… are known for having many kinds of delicious forest mushrooms. .
Moc An, who is working in Da Lat city, shares about her trip to pick mushrooms in the pine forest on the YouTube channel The Mists. An said the first time she went to pick mushrooms, she had to be guided by the local people and taught how to distinguish different types of mushrooms. After a few trips to the forest, she memorized and easily identified the forest mushrooms. An pine forest is located in Trai Mat, about 4 km from the city center. There are many beef liver mushrooms, chicken egg mushrooms, yellow khaki mushrooms, coral mushrooms…
“The wild mushrooms grow under the pine canopy, named after their shape or taste. I like chicken egg mushrooms, goose eggs, sweet and fatty like egg yolks, crispy and crunchy. Beef liver mushrooms are flavorful. As the name implies, mildly bitter, fragrant and chewy. Coral mushrooms are delicious, crispy like seaweed, fried and still retain their natural sweetness”, An shared about the types of mushrooms she likes.
Under the cool pine forest, the mushroom picker is also quite gentle and gentle, like playing hide and seek with each mushroom. They use their hands to rotate the mushrooms in a circle, or use 2 fingers to firmly grasp the mushrooms and then gently but firmly push to one side to get the mushrooms. Pine forest mushrooms are especially delicious and have high nutritional value, which can be used to process many dishes for a sweet and attractive taste such as steaming chicken, sautéing garlic, dipping in hot pot, baking with salt and pepper, cooking soup, cooking porridge. , making pancakes…
Moc An told people who first go to pick mushrooms in the pine forest need a forest specialist to guide them to choose delicious mushrooms, both to help them distinguish poisonous mushrooms to avoid danger because there are some that just need to touch them to make the area more difficult. our skin will be damaged.
“Usually, colorful mushrooms people think are poisonous, but if you are guided to find mushrooms, visitors will discover many interesting things, going from one surprise to another. For example, there is a Some types that can be eaten raw, with sesame salt and fresh, they are great. However, people who eat wild mushrooms for the first time are not used to it, if they eat too much, they will be stunned and dizzy a bit,” Moc An reminded.
