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A 27-year-old musician from Chesham has discovered a giant 5kg mushroom on a country walk with her father. Alissimon Minnitt was in a field in North Marston, Buckinghamshire, when the duo came across the enormous fungus in the grass. Minnitt, who described herself as an amateur mycologist with “an interest in mushrooms”, knew how to identify the giant puffball, said to be the most easily recognisable ‘forageable’ mushroom, and so knew it was safe to eat. The mushroom sustained the family for a week, during which time it was cooked into various meals and then sliced, boxed, and frozen.
Forager Minnitt found her first giant fungus in 2017, which was slightly smaller than the recent discovery. Minnitt explained that she knew shapes and colours to avoid when it came to forage mushrooms; a warning echoed by mycologist Charlotte Shenkin, who has said that it is crucial to be aware of the real and potentially deadly risks of consuming wild fungi without knowledge as to their properties. Shenkin further advised foragers to obtain a second opinion and to retain a sample of the mushroom in case they fell ill after eating it.
Despite using the giant mushroom for a vegetable-based meatloaf and mushroom steaks, as well as a mushroom-based pizza, Minnitt admitted that she was now a little tired of eating it. One TikTok recipe had called for the mushroom itself to be used as the base of the pizza, a novel approach to a dish typically associated with a bread base.
Three people in Jersey were poisoned in September 2021 after accidentally consuming the deadly Death Cap mushroom. Experts warn that individuals without mycological knowledge should not take the risk of foraging for wild foods, such as mushrooms
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