Comments on: On Mushrooms

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:53:03 +0000

I love mushrooms.Such a great article Gabby, it inspires me to go hunting for them with you as soon as possible. =)

By: gp

gp — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:20:34 +0000

what’s alluring about mushrooms (for me) is that they appear out of nowhere in the wild, some can kill you, others taste incredibly good, and others just look cool and/or freaky. i like the spontaneity of going into the forest and actually searching for my own potential food.
mushrooms also have minerals we need, and some have healing properties. ever go into a chinese herb shops? they have mushrooms for ailments and cooking that go for hundreds of dollars.
the psychedelic aspect of mushrooms is minimally impressive compared to the notion that they can heal you, or that you can find expensive delicacies like chanterelles in the wild FOR FREE.
go to the catskills or adirondacks in august and september and have e ball!!!!

By: Brooke Pati

Brooke Pati — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:05:44 +0000

I love mushrooms.Such a great article Gabby, it inspires me to go hunting for them with you as soon as possible. =)

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:24:12 +0000

Great article; props to the writer, artist, and editor. Now I want me some mushrooms.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:55:23 +0000

Hmm… when I was in Amsterdam, my friends indulged in the local mushroom shops. They sell like eight different varieties inside. The strongest were Hawaiian. Now I hear the shops are illegal, although they are probably still there.

What is it about mushrooms that’s so dag-nab alluring? One of the most memorable scenes from the new movie Avatar involves the main character bouncing around on florescent mushrooms, which pop and disappear when he touches them. Something about mushrooms just screams exotic; for me, they have this aura of nature about them. Maybe that’s why everyone wants to go run around in the woods when they ingest the psychadelic variety. It is also one of the more unusual shapes in our world – what else has the mushroom shape? (other than mushroom clouds)

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:14:35 +0000

Don’t forget the other important way to use mushrooms… eating them so that you grow to twice your size and don’t get killed by goombas.

A few friends and I once formed a plan to become truffle hunters. The only other thing I remember about that night, however, was getting kicked out of a bar. I’m not sure I still want to be a truffle hunter, but I would like to eat more varieties of mushrooms.