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Pine Mushroom Foraging Washington State * Matsutake Mushrooms *

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  • #matsutake #mushroom #foraging
    Foraging for Matsutake mushrooms is an exciting venture into the heart of forests, typically in coniferous regions. Here's a description to guide you through this unique experience:
    Seasonal Exploration: Matsutake mushrooms thrive in specific seasons, usually in autumn. As you embark on your foraging adventure, head to mature coniferous forests, often pine or fir-dominated, where these prized mushrooms are more likely to be found.
    Identifying Habitat: Look for signs of Matsutake-friendly environments. These mushrooms have a mycorrhizal relationship with certain tree species, so pay attention to the types of trees in the area. Needles, fallen leaves, and a distinctive forest aroma may signal a suitable habitat.
    Eagle-Eyed Observation: Matsutake mushrooms are known for their ability to blend with the forest floor. Train your eyes to spot their distinctive features-white to light brown caps, firm stalks, and a spicy aroma. Their appearance often resembles pinecones or young pine trees.
    Gentle Harvesting: When you spot a Matsutake, use a small knife or foraging tool to carefully cut the stem at ground level. Handle the mushrooms delicately to preserve their quality.
    Collecting in Baskets or Mesh Bags: Use baskets or mesh bags to allow spores to disperse as you collect. This sustainable approach contributes to the ecosystem by spreading the spores and supporting future mushroom growth.
    Record and Learn: Take note of the specific environment where you find Matsutake mushrooms. Understanding the ecological conditions and the trees in the area can enhance your foraging success in subsequent outings.
    Local Regulations: Be aware of foraging regulations in your area. Some locations may have restrictions to protect ecosystems, and it's crucial to respect these guidelines.
    Cooking and Enjoying: Matsutake mushrooms are highly prized in culinary traditions, particularly in Japanese cuisine. Once you've collected your bounty, explore various recipes to savor their unique flavor and aroma.
    Matsutake foraging is not just a means of obtaining a prized ingredient; it's a journey into the heart of nature, where you become attuned to the subtleties of the forest ecosystem. Remember to forage responsibly, leaving minimal impact on the environment while enjoying the thrill of discovering these elusive

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  • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
    @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh I see now you’re in Washington! Best mushroom hunting anywhere I imagine ❤

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes since our state is such a wet and moist state we have lots of mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 🍄

  • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
    @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The forest is my therapy

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes mine too 🙏🙏

  • @BeautifulPeony_Love
    @BeautifulPeony_Love 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Yep, I love to smell matsutake mushroom too. The scent had such a nice aroma. Haven't had matsutake for a decade now.

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s so awesome to hear! I’m glad I’m not the only one that enjoys their smell lol. Thank you for watching

  • @bruceb5923
    @bruceb5923 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    So true to look up and stay aware of where you are going. Last weekend some friends of mine blew their whistle on (2) occasions at GPNF. I was barely able to hear it, and luckily was able to call them in. They will be getting a GPS soon.

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes that’s a very good idea to have a GPS with you. Thank you so much for watching and cheers

  • @denawagner360
    @denawagner360 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    21:21 There's some nice ones under that log!

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good eyes! Yes for sure 😃

  • @Matsutake_Girl
    @Matsutake_Girl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Great video! I can relate to so much. .
    1. Filming yourself is the worst
    2. I like picking with no gloves cus I can feel it all but yeah your nails and trashed and mine is worse cus I have claws for nails lol
    3. Getting lost is a BIG one
    Oh and creepy crawly’s or worse poop ahahha. I don’t mind seeing deer poop tho. I know I’m close to Pines when I see deer poop haha

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes I totally agree with ya on filming yourself because it takes the joy away from you actually enjoying finding them rather trying to record and get a good footage. Yup when there’s deer poop there’s usually pine mushrooms near by and cheers my friend to a great pine mushroom this year!

  • @annieandme3106
    @annieandme3106 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Wow so amazing 😊I wish to go out there and pick them some 😊

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much and this year there’s so many of pine mushrooms 🍄

  • @ayenberme3422
    @ayenberme3422 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Hello watching from Manila Philippines ❤

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello and thank you so much my friend. Cheers! 🙏

  • @goldlotus7285
    @goldlotus7285 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video!!!

  • @ThayGiQuay
    @ThayGiQuay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My favourite mushroom

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for watching and they are my favorite as well 😃🙏

  • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
    @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nothing better than wild eating ❤#Goals #MushroomFantasies

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes and thank you for your time. Have you pick for these mushrooms before?

    • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
      @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@washingtonlife I have not. I live in southwest Michigan and not sure if we have them here.

    • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
      @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@washingtonlife it’s Morel season here now. Just starting. I bet you get massive ones there? Where are you actually?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 oh I see and unfortunately they are only in Canada, the PNW and Japan. What mushrooms do you harvest for over there?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 yes we have huge morels here but I’m not much a fan of them so I never hunt for them. I’m in Washington state

  • @shawnlandry9287
    @shawnlandry9287 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If your interested in more. Hood canal has shown me love once the mountains end... there is fully a flush coming again.. I have not been out this year. But I know how too forecast well. I spent a whole season on the field one year.. 3 months...

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much and this year has been so plentiful for everyone. I appreciate you giving me another area to harvest some and cheers my friend 🙏🍄🍄

  • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
    @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It is very easy to get lost looking down! I’ve done it several times and had to call my husband for help😂

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes and it can get pretty worry some

  • @tracydavidson6685
    @tracydavidson6685 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wow thats alot of mushrooms! Question ?? You dig sone up sn show them sll?
    Do you dig an take them all?? Or do you just find and expose to show?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Both I find and expose to show and the big ones I take home and eat. The ones I expose I will bury them back. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. Cheers!

  • @CYOnTheBeat
    @CYOnTheBeat 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    🍄🍄❤

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for taking the time to watch my video 🙏

  • @lorenamanuel
    @lorenamanuel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    New friend watching from Denmark 🇩🇰 I really want to learn how those mushrooms a low to eat or not to eaten?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello new friend! Thank you for tuning in and yes you have to be very carful when foraging for mushrooms because there are a lot of look alike and some can be very harmful or fatal. I been picking these mushrooms almost my entire life and if you’re new I would highly suggest you to do lots of studying on them and going out with a mushroom guide that can help you identify certain mushrooms 🍄

  • @user-up9iq7ic8z
    @user-up9iq7ic8z 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I saw a show years back and They were using a Dog ?? I have to say
    You are a100 & 10 % BETTER then the DOG .... HAHAHA Stay Dry , Stay Warm ....

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yea I saw that show too and they were using the dogs to help them find truffles. Before people were using pigs but the pigs kept eating the truffles so they start using dogs. I wonder if anyone use dogs to find these mushrooms since they have a very nice unique scent to them. Thank you my friend for watching my videos and I always look forward to reading your comments 😃. Cheers! 🙏

    • @user-up9iq7ic8z
      @user-up9iq7ic8z 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Your RIGHT I remember that now , it's
      either ''''OLD AGE or JIM BEAM ''' .....
      Brain isn't so Fast anymore ....

  •  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Just moved to WA. Are you going to do a video that shows how to prep and cook them?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes I made a few videos on how I cook them and here’s the link to one of the videos th-cam.com/video/g-WiktKmh50/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3U_U48R_VmLGTedc

    • @AlexScholsher-uy7vm
      @AlexScholsher-uy7vm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He does on his video tabs

  • @BeautifulPeony_Love
    @BeautifulPeony_Love 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You should go mushroom hunting with a partner for safety reasons. Many people have died in the forest alone.

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I do sometimes and thank you 🙏

    • @AlexScholsher-uy7vm
      @AlexScholsher-uy7vm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I agree so you have someone to help you out if anything ever goes south

  • @markizanochi65
    @markizanochi65 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I live in north Vermont, I go all the time in pine forest looking for that kind but can’t find ,I think maybe not grow threw, but I’m looking in 2-4 different woods but still no luck 😢

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don’t think you guys have pine mushrooms over there. I only heard they grow in the PNW and Canada. Thank you for watching

    • @markizanochi65
      @markizanochi65 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@washingtonlife 😢😩

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@markizanochi65 do you have Chanterelle Mushrooms over there?

  • @welcomier
    @welcomier 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    AWW IM SO SORRY THAT YOU GOT LOST IN THE FOREST ONE TIME !!🥺🥺 ONE I GOT SIMILLAR EXPERIENCE,MAYBE TEVEN TWO TIMES. ONCE I WAS LOOKING FOR THESE YELLOW MUSHROOMS THE SAME AS IN YOUR VIDEOS AND I WAS SEARCHING FOR THEM ! THEN I WALKED,WALKED AND I GOT OUT OF FOREST IN THE FAR AWAY DIRECTION, I COME OFF THE FOREST IN THE ROAD AND I WALKED TO MY FRIEND'S CAR LIKE ALMOST KILOMETTER BACK! I ALSO GOT LOST OF SENSE OF DIRECTION SO I COME OFF THE FOREST SO FAR AWAY😅🤣 ! ANYWAYS DO YOU HAVE A GUN ? WHAT KIND OF GUN IS IT IF I CAN KNOW ? THE VIDEO WAS SO AMAZING ❤❤❤❤

  • @zeniadagregorio4811
    @zeniadagregorio4811 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You need to bring a big knife to help your self to pick the mushroom

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I do thank you 🙏

    • @zeniadagregorio4811
      @zeniadagregorio4811 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wish I can eat one of those mushroom 😭

  • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
    @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’d love to know your soup recipe

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Have you seen my catch and cook video on razor clams? Here’s my video th-cam.com/video/m3CJnH28Lto/w-d-xo.htmlsi=y84iqkxgLcRrIuy3

  • @shawnlandry9287
    @shawnlandry9287 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I've got 25 years of patches from peak to canal.. we should connect... my picking buddy passed away 2 years ago. I have stayed home but need to get out ...

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes you definitely need to get out and find these fun and delicious mushrooms again my friend 😃🍄🍄🍄

  • @EricMilewski
    @EricMilewski 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow, awesome picks
    Are you on the coast, or a little more inland?
    I'm in BC and would love to find some here

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m more inland and thank you so much for watching

    • @EricMilewski
      @EricMilewski 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@washingtonlife thanks, approximate elevation?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@EricMilewski 2500 and up 👍

    • @EricMilewski
      @EricMilewski 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      thanks you! @@washingtonlife

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@EricMilewski anytime my friend and good luck out there!

  • @christianreneecervantes9930
    @christianreneecervantes9930 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I want to see how you pick and put it in your basket not just taking vedio

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I pick in my other videos when I do a catch and cook. The reason I don’t pick these because I only pick enough for eating and I don’t want to waste them. If you like to see my catch and cook, let me know and I will send you the link to the video. Thank you for your time

  • @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786
    @momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What does the number mean? Is #1 the size or quality? Thx for sharing

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The size of the mushrooms and also quality 👍👍

  • @BeautifulPeony_Love
    @BeautifulPeony_Love 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I like to use a garden guru to dig my matsutake so it comes out nice and pretty, not broken.

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I agree using a tool is super good and keeps your hands and fingers from getting all dirty. For some reason I enjoy digging them with my hands

  • @evasatriani9325
    @evasatriani9325 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love mushroom, but never tried matsutake before. Is it that good?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s one of my favorite mushrooms to eat and yes they are delicious. Thank you for watching

  • @michaelbodner2955
    @michaelbodner2955 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Do they smell like cucumbers?

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No more like cinnamon and wet socks. Thank you for watching and cheers

  • @kbtang101
    @kbtang101 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Why Asian guys always keep their pinky nail so long like yours. I know they use it to pick their nose and that’s so gross

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol no I do not use it to pick my nose lmao 🤣

    • @user-ic8kk1wz4h
      @user-ic8kk1wz4h 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      True. Especially the countryside guys and girls.

  • @privettoli
    @privettoli 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can't handle seeing so many matsutakes in your videos, it's just too much, I'll have to unsubscribe 😂

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol thank you so much bro for watching and cheers my friend

    • @AlexScholsher-uy7vm
      @AlexScholsher-uy7vm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @user-mx3wl1nl4g
    @user-mx3wl1nl4g 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bože, ten má protivný hlas, už jen tím, že neustále mele a mele. Někdy znamená méně více.

    • @washingtonlife
      @washingtonlife  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for taking the time to watch the video

  • @AshleyBanks-rz1lc
    @AshleyBanks-rz1lc หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video!