Edible Mushrooms: Giant Puffball
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- Thanks to "burtontube" who pointed out to me that I should have said that puffball powder is a COAGULANT not an anticoagulant.I stand corrected!The Giant Puffball ("Calvatia gigantea") & it's smaller relatives are good mushrooms for beginners to try as they have no gills and are white inside. Their taste is rather bland so they take on the flavors of whatever they're cooked with. DON"T EAT ANY MUSHROOM UNLESS YOU ARE 100% SURE OF ITS IDENTITY!
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In answer to 1too3fore's comment below : I clearly stated that a puffball has NO GILLS when cut open whereas poisonous amanitas have them. I suppose someone who is careless could confuse the smaller puffballs with amanitas but in my video I showed examples of both cut open puffballs & amanitas. PLUS I stand by what I say about GIANT puffballs--that they have no poisonous look-alikes; I've never seen an amanita around here (in MA) that even comes close in size to the giant puffball. ALSO the first thing a viewer of this video sees is a warning to never eat a mushroom unless 100% sure of its edibility…
Blanche Cybele Derby get 'em girl!
Totally just found one of these in the ridge beside of our house and was wondering what type it was. I stumbled across this video when I googled and I just have to thank you for such an informative video! So cool and I had never heard of them before. God is so cool! Haha
if only all mushroom videos were this informative! Excellent educational video. thank you.
Thanks for the compliment. Mushrooms can be tricky to id, but there's nothing like the giant puffball!
What a cool lady! Thanks for the fun and informative video!
Thanks for the compliments!
Blanche Cybele Derby
I agree with him as well. You're a cool lady.
Thank you for he video :)
José Cabo Thank you too--it's always good to get encouraging comments...
i found a giant puffball at school once, i brought it home, and my mom told me to drop it since it might be poisoned. It took me 30 minutes to explain to her how it is the only mushroom that's the size of a football.
hehe. Well the more we know. My mom made me throw out the ones my aunt gave us.
These things are just big chunks of gold
not sure how i got to this side of youtube but this looks very good to eat.
Give it a try AFTER you make a POSITIVE id.
You can also slice the giant puffball and freeze it with the skin.
The skin retains its own taste and consistency. I've been doing this since July. Greetings from Germany.
Thanks for the tip!
I found one in the backyard I picked it and sauté it with garlic and butter yummy
Puffballs tend to take on the flavors of whatever it is cooked with.
@@thederb720 yupper, kinda like tofu in many ways ppl say about puffballs. 🍄
Add some parmesan cheese next time! Trust me its amazing!
Oh my gosh this is SO COOL! I remember finding one of these when I was little and had no idea it was in its reproductive stage. I had so much fun watching all its spores get released. I’m sooo happy to know they’re edible when white!! Thank you so much for making this video. Finding and trying this will now be on my bucket list, and hopefully I’ll get to make French toast someday : )
This mushroom is so much fun to find--there's nothing like it! Hope you can find some.
We just found one of these in a yard next to some scrubby woods in Eastern Ontario, after a 2-week dry spell just before the rain. It was delicious!
It was so big and heavy I had to give some to a friend. To reassure him about my identification I sent him the link to your excellent video! Thanks for posting it!
To Zestria Zapax: It's perfectly safe to touch/ smell a poisonous mushroom as long as you don't put it your mouth & eat it.
Shazbat Nanoo Nanoo But what if a poisonous one tastes good (and not bitter?) What happens to that one guy who thinks that only the bitter ones are bad and ends up eating a dangerous one? Just wondering-- I know I'd never taste anything whose id I was not sure of...
Shazbat Nanoo Nanoo Was it Dave Arora who uses this method--I'm surprised if it is. I avoid eating mushrooms raw, even those button ones that are found in buffet salad bars; I think they're more digestible if cooked.
Blanche Cybele Derby Thats why I wondered if it was him because he's SO knowledgable. Lots of folks eat the buttons raw with no repercussions, but I'm not taking any chances.
Shazbat Nanoo Nanoo You're probably right but raw 'shrooms contain chitin, which is not easily digested by humans and I don't want to chance getting a tummy ache if I can avoid it… so I cook them. A friend who's a raw foodist ate some sulphur shelf mushrooms raw and had a horrible stomach pains (unfortunately he didn't ask my advice--I would have told him that he shouldn't ever do that.)
"They can be absorbed through the skin leading to the same potentially lethal effects as ingestion or inhalation." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides).
Very good video. Very informative, explicit and to the point and easy to understand with good audio. Thank you!
Thank you...I appreciate your compliments.
You are welcome. :-)
I’ve come here to learn what a giant puffball mushroom is, following a blog post. I’ve never seen anything like that and I’m not sure they’d grow in Europe - but it was a fantastic and very informative video. Congratulations to your careful, very clear and beautifully made work!
It supposedly does grow in Europe so keep looking! perhaps there's a mycological group near where you live that you could join; maybe some of the members know where they can be found.
Awesome! I really want to try this mushroom. Also, WOW!!! That recipe for puff ball french toast is epic!!!! What a great idea!!!
This mushroom is epic--enough for many stir fries.
Damnit, I found a massive puffball but I didn't know it was edible and kicked the shit out of it :(
Well maybe you spread its spores & it'll produce another one!
Blanche Cybele Derby you answered to that!!!
couldve made it into a delicious cream soup instead!
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LMAO!!!!
I like the stuff like this that I've started to identify in my own yard that are easy to identify, and free organic food! Thank you for this video, best I found on them.
Yes, many good edibles are right in people's yards!
I finally found one a few weeks ago. Years ago my grandmother reccommended these as she knew i had an interest in fungi as being her pick. Now i can cultivate them in my yard! I was walking around creve couer park told someone i was hunting shrooms and she related where this one was l. She thought it was a soccerball lost in the woods. Imagine her surprise when it squshed as she stepped on it. That was how i found it.
That's how I found my first giant puffball--we were playing kickball (with a white ball) & one of the children in the outfield retrieved 2 of them, one of which was a giant puffball!
Nice informative video. Thanks. I found about 20 of these while walking my dog in a slightly wooded area. I will be freezing some for use at a later date.
It's creative how you used an 8-track monophonic receiver to make the backing music. You don't see that often these days!
Guess I'm old fashioned -or just old!:)
thankyou for the video. we've found one in our front garden under the conifers, I'm going to pick it and fry it, can't wait!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for putting my mind at ease. Also thank you for the song at the end. I use a similar phrase with my kids when I teach them woodcraft. I prompt them with."If you don't KNOW what it is...." and if they respond with "Don't eat it." I know I don't have to worry about them.
It's so important to make children aware of the edibles that surround them but just as necessary is for them to learn proper id. before they eat anything...
Love your channel. I saw puffballs when I live in the eastern area. Many of puffballs came out after rains. I did not know they were edible, but I spent time observing them as I was curious about what they were. It was fun time for me and my son! Thanks for reminding me about the beautiful memories.
Yes mushroom love rain & Puffballs are no exception. They tend to like open areas like fields unlike many other mushrooms that appear in the woods. The giant ones are certainly a treat to find, especially for children!
To oceanofdarkstars1: I've never cultivated small or giant puffballs but perhaps kit can be done. This website:www.mushroom-appreciation.com/puffball-mushroom-identification.html talksin more detail about why it might be difficult to grow them.
Thanks! I collect spores, molds and fungus… and this was perfect!
- Egon
My sister harvested one and watched your video for identification and recipe ideas. Split in two and did French toast with half and sautéed the other half and I just happened upon another one in the yard today! So cool!
I'm pleased you've found some. We haven't had much rain but last night we had a soaking, so now I'll be on the lookout to find some "puffs" of my own.
Oh please keep them coming! It is a pleasure to watch your videos. Makes me feel all naturey and it is because of the visuals and the info. The music helps alot too :D
Thank you for so much information in your shows. I eat my puffballs on grilled cheese sandwiches
Your grilled cheese sandwich sandwich: good idea!
I found two of these while hiking deep off the trail in a nature park today. There was one massive one about the size of the one by the cat, and a smaller one next to it. They looked like the spotted ones you showed though. there were no others around anywhere aside from those 2. so it really confused me as to what they were. when i poked the smaller one and opened it, it was a mustard color with the appearing of old dry foam, which turned to dust as i poked it. the dust scared me as i didn't know if it carried any sort of poison so we left immediately. judging by your video I assume it was merely an old puffball gone bad. Thank you for the information! i learned something new today.
You were right--the smaller one was an old one and the yellowish dust was its spores--not poisonous. Did you poke or open the big one? If it was pure white inside it would have been quite a find but if the inside was at all yellowy, it would have been too old.
Whoa,never saw one that huge. 😊 Yesterday I was sitting in my woods on my tarp watching the moon come out. Very cold, 🥶 but worth the chill. I dozed for a bit, woke up an a small puff ball was blown right up next to my feet. 😉 The mother plays with me like that a lot. I simply live your channel. So concise and to the point. Bravo 👏 friend 💜🕯️.
Synchronicity? Maybe you’ll find a big one soon…though if you live in the New England area, that probably won’t occur until the summer or fall…thanks for your support; your kind words inspire me to make more videos ( which take a long time to do, but I still enjoy doing them!)
@@thederb720 yeah. I occurs when I'm on the path. An I'm in middle pa. Much respect an gratitude for the work. It may just save a life. 🕯️💜
I will try to keep posting. It takes me a while to film & edit as I like to show plants in various stages of growth.
In the next few days I should have a YT vid on on "Galinsoga" (aka Quickweed). Watch for it...
wonderful video full of great help for those in search of experience. thanks so much for sharing.
Learning about Giant Puffball is an easy way to be introduced into the incredible fungal world.
Could you eat it like you would a hamburger patty? Like salt and pepper and other spices, cooked in butter and make a meatless hamburger
I don't see why not--good idea! Puffballs are mild tasting & would probably benefit from additional flavorings.
thank you so much for identifying those shroom w/the purple insides. I just found them and thought they were old Puffballs & was going to try to reproduce! I haven't found any the last several years.
My Dad used to find gigantic ones & we grew up on them. Wish he were here, and glad I found your video. Peace & thanks again.
This is a beautiful video! Makes me feel so good to see people making the most of this wonderful earth
Thank you so much for your support & positive feedback! I try to make my vids informative and artistic as well. I appreciate your sub too!
we have those all over our yard, thanks for telling me what they are.
This was really interesting and informative! I wanna go find a puffball to eat now... omg that recipe with the pears and maple sounds amazing
Usually I find giant ones beginning in late August but they may appear before that where you live--keep looking...
Yes-these do grow in Michigan. I have them growing in my back yard. I harvested one today and will enjoy it for dinner tonight.
I'm still waiting to find one; soon they'll appear, I hope!
Informative video..thank u..where do they grow?
Do they sprout in California?
Wow, this video is really calming. I enjoy listening to the voice.
Thank you...
Wouldn't an anti-coagulant prevent blood clotting?
You're right-- I meant coagulant, NOT anti coagulant! (Check out my correction that I made under my intro to this video.)
I appreciate the video Blanche! I just found a whole bunch of puffballs at our camp in the white mountains. While looking at them, I noticed one that looked just slightly different. I cut it open, and sure enough, it was the pigskin poison puffball you mentioned in the video. I would have had no idea if not for your video!
I really like your video. It was clear and simple. Unfortunately, there seem to be no puffball in Tampa, Florida :( I luv to eat mushroom. Thanks again for the video.
also one question!! what happens if you eat a puff that is a little darker white or greyish ? why is not edible ?
Its the INSIDE skin --once you cut it, it should be white, not yellowish or brownish.
those giant puffballs are great cooked like a chicken fried steak and then use buttermilk ranch salad dressing as a dip.
I've even used large slices of puffball, battered & fried them ( pressing down on them to remove excess water) then used them as mini pizza crusts. I cover them with tomatoes cheese ,olives, etc,etc & then put them in the oven like pizza. It's a novel way to serve them!
I had fun stomping on these, but the spores were green clouds?
They are very fine & powdery-greenish brown...
Are these blasted things actually available to buy anywhere in the UK? I have never once seen one on sale except over the internet. It's incredibly frustrating. While I dislike mushrooms in general, I love these.
I have no idea about their availability in the UK. Maybe there are some UK mycological sites that might be able to steer you in the right direction?
Saw a couple of giant puffballs for sale on a market stall in Salisbury a few years ago. You definitely won't find them in supermarkets but farmers markets, especially in small towns, should be a safe bet. Or you could pick them yourself as they grow pretty much everywhere - maybe not from the park round the corner where all the neighbours walk the dogs, but you get the idea.
Thanks for the video! I will try freezing the ones I've found in my yard. I had no idea what it was, but I am pleasantly surprised to find it is edible. Your video is very clear and informative.
good luck!
Often it's just a matter of knowing what to pair the mushroom(s) with. I love experimenting with different combinations of flavors.
You have a news voice! Great commentary to mushrooms very good information.
+oddsource Thanks! Hope you can find some "puffys" of your own!
+Blanche Cybele Derby are those able to grow in other countries? 4 climate zones or what climate do they grow in?
This was great fun. I'm going to try puffballs this year. They grow in my woods.
It's always a surprise when I find one of these giant mushrooms.
dope ass rhymes at the end
And those jams at the beginning? Lady, where do you get your music?
The song "Mushroom Season's Here" is from an album called "Mushroom World" by Steve Roberts.
Also featured at the beginning was the song "Puffballs" from the CD "Fungal Boogieman." Steve Roberts song is also on a CD (opps! I used the old term-- album.)
Great video, thank you. Still not sure if this means Puff Balls in general are edible. And as I'm in Australia ours might be different to yours. I refereed to my book, Australian Subtropical Fungi, but it doesn't talk about edibility.
Puff ball is a common name that can probably refer to multiple different types of mushrooms. Try identifying it with the scientific name, then you’ll know whether it’s the same mushroom.
Yum! Love this recipe! Didn't know that I can freeze the puffballs. Many thanks again!
I feel so educated on puffball mushrooms now thanks for this video!
I hope you can find a giant one!
Great info on usage , processing and storage. I just collected a soccer ball sized one and this video was exactly what I needed. Kudos to Egon Spengler in one of the other comments. Bang on lol
Did you enjoy it? Hope so!
how did i reach here
Wow that’s a big wild mushroom . It’s can eat? Nice sharing this video.
yes, you can eat it!
I found some basketball size ones while I was working in the forest today. Came across this video, and I will be checking tomorrow to see if they are puffballs. I'm hoping that they are!
Usually there are no poisonous lookalikes if a mushroom is that size so there's a good chance you've found some. Cut one open to check there are NO gills & that the inside isn't yellowish or too soft...
Thanks, Nancy! I too love morels but they're pretty rare here.
Glad you liked it!
great video, on point and informative. Puffballs are also one of the very few mushrooms that can be safely eaten raw - I remember when I used to go mushroom picking with my dad back in the day we used to pick the small young ones, peel them and eat them as snacks while out in the woods. Happy times :) You're right that french toast is the best way to cook them though. I also heard you can cut them into thin sticks and deep fry them (sort of like french fries) but never tried that.
I usually advise people not to ear mushrooms raw because some get upset stomachs but clearly you survived the experience & have fond memories of doing it! Deep frying--as much as it makes everything taste better--is not a particularly healthy way to go; but I suppose for a special occasion it would be ok. Guess I"ll stick with French toast (which is also fried), just not in as much fat...
Blanche Cybele Derby i ate a raw golden oak shitakie mushroom once😳 not good times
They certainly aren't hard to miss! Now that you know what they are, I hope you enjoy them even more...
I have never seen a puffball do you think they grow in Michigan? We are famous for Morels. Do puffballs taste like button mushrooms? I have checked out many mushroom books at the library but too many edible ones look too much like poison ones. I know for sure I have eaten false morels but never got sick luckily.
Yes they do. Here's a video of someone who found it in his yard:
www.ideastream.org/newsdepth/entry/56809
(I don't agree with the professor who says not to eat it--but he's probably playing it safe 'cause he doesn't want people going out & eating mushrooms (even tho' giant puffball has no poisonous lookalikes.)
You'r lucky to be in a morel area--I'm lucky if I can find 1 or 2 here in MA.
Puffballs taste very mild, somewhat similar to button mushrooms. They take on the flavors of whatever they're cooked with. Morels are much tastier!
Keep looking--you may find one yet.
I have seen puffball mushrooms plenty of times here in michigan! We even have some weird giant mushrooms that grow in our backyard, not sure what they are.
Yes MsCerise, I just got a large one from a neighbor's yard that is the size of a basketball. I was looking for ways to make it which is how I stumbled onto this video and your comment.
yes-we used to step on them for fun as children. i never had an interest in mushrooms until recently. i am learning so much and Michigan is splendidly covered in wilderness for variety and abundance.
what is the song at the very beginning? "you can feel it in the air, mushroom seasons here"
The song is"Mushroom Season's Here" by Steve Roberts from the CD "Mushroom World." I believe you can get his songs from iTunes?
Wow great video.. thank you for all the great information. I love morels but have never tried these.
Wow! They're amazing! Have just found such a giANT PUFFBALL today in the UK, and wanted to know if I could eat it. Thanks for the ID and eating advise. Except, 'my puffball' had already been nibbled at by creepy crawlies and such, and had a clean slice off of its side making me think someone else had passed by and taken a bit of it home. Any way - I will return to where the puffball was and see if I too can have my nibble at it as well. Who would have thought that a giant puffball could be shared by so many different creatures visiting it, including homo sapiens, in its damp field location? There's something so primeval in this recognition and finding of a giant puffball.
Yes, we're not the only ones who appreciate puffballs!
Better return soon to where you found it as it may start to deteriorate or someone may take the whole 'shroom! Make sure the inside is white.I f it's turning yellow, then it's not good to eat. And be sure to cook it.
I was just going to ask how one would know that an edible puffball has not started to deteriorate. So, it would be the interior yellowing, then? And what, please, is your position on slicing off a piece of the puffball, as was done in this instance. I would think that would speed up the spoilage process, and/or expose the interior to outside "factors" which may not be so palatable. I understand that education plus experience makes all the difference. Thank you.
I judge whether it's a candidate to eat by 2 steps: first I GENTLY push on it--if it's soft I leave it alone without cutting into it. It should be FIRM to the touch; then most likely it's good to go. Cutting into it first may cause quicker deterioration--that's why I rely on the "firmness test"
I'm so glad I didn't close out the page. Thank you. I've been a puffball fan since childhood, but haven't had the knowledge I felt I should have in order to take the change on the ID, so have never eaten one. Even armed with the information you, and other have provided, I will still probably forgo the experiment, but I'm a step closer, thank you, again. Is there a minimum size-diameter that you look for to ensure the ID, or has that nothing to do with safety.
Puffballs come in all sizes a you can see in my video. I tend to go for medium sized ones (3" in diameter ) & the ones --the giants--that are about the size of a volleyball. Those have NO poisonous lookalikes--they're so large.
If you find what you think is a puffball, perhaps there's a nature center or college botany department nearby where you can bring it to get confirmation of its identity? You're wise to be cautious!
If it's big enough and you can cut around all the areas that are yellow and use only the white areas, I think you're ok. You want it to look like firm tofu. Yellowing means that it's getting ready to produce spores.
Thanks for your positive comment.
Guess it's probably too hot where you live. if you ever come up to New England in the fall, keep an eye out for some after a rainstorm...
I'm always happy to share what I know;glad you liked it!
EXCELLENT VIDEO........I AM SHOUTING TO PARALLEL THE HUGENESS OF THE PUFFBALL................I AM NOW MAKING A MUSHROOM SCARECROW THAT RESEMBLES MY BALD UNCLE. TYVM for an AWESOME VIDEO. You learn something new everyday.
I love this video, thank you :) The next time I find one, I am going to try your French toast recipe along with fried plantain (the vegetable that's mistaken for a banana). I stumbled upon one of these in a nearby woods several years ago; didn't know it's edible, and I look forward to finding them again!
Thank you! I appreciate your support...
Great video, love the idea of incorporating the fungi into Parmesan!
I have one of these grow in the same spot in my yard every year . The thing is massive . I never knew it was edible . I usually pick it and take down the road to the nature preserve where they put it in one of there display cabinets .
Now you can try eating it!
Yes, I freeze excess ones. Just had my first "Puffball French toast" of the season--soooo good
This video was simultaneously really informative and really 90s.
Ha!! Guess it's the music???
Mhmmm, enjoyed mine saute'd in butter, onion and butternut squash and served on toast. So good. I also found a tiny brown one of the poisonous black inside. Now I know what it is!
Sounds like a good way to cook them!
I just found these in my yard. I thought it was a foam ball but I guess it was a giant puffball. Glad they're okay because I just stepped on it and squished it around. I've never seen them before
They're certainly unique!
When I was growing up, we used to find these in the woods by my parents' house. They're yummy. We'd just cube them up and saute. The next time i find one, I'll try the French toast thing.
You must have had parents who knew their mushrooms…when I was growing up, the only mushrooms my parents would eat were those from the supermarket.
What a great video! thank you.
Thank you so much!
That's a good way to cook them.I enjoy them with a little maple syrup & pear slices (like I showed in my video) but other toppings can be added instead.
thanks. I like morel hunting in the spring. I have seen these many times in my days but always thought they were poison. im gonna walk down the railroad tracks this fall. ive seen many there in the past. thanks for the video.
Used to find these while walking through the woods, would bring it home and the family would have them at dinner. YUM! They don't keep well so freeze or share.
Thanks for the compliment! The giant ones are unmistakable--no poisonous lookalikes for them...
Pretty entertaining stuff!
Yes, you definitely have to proceed with caution re mushroom edibility. The giant version of Puffball is pretty foolproof to id because it's so much larger than any other mushroom.
That was so interesting and informative. I've only seen the giant puffball at it's reproductive stage. I always wondered what kind of mushroom it was. I loved to stomp on them when I was a kid to see the "smoke" come out of them. Thanks for the video :-)
Just last week I mowed over a ripe huge puffball! Dang! I never knew you could eat them I'll have to talk to some local experts to see if that was the right kind to eat. I would love to try it!
Fabulous video, so informative, many thanks.
+June O'Donnell And thank you for your compliments!
Yes, that poison pigskin one is troublesome--some people have tried it & regretted it--I'm glad that you won't be one of them!!!
I love the cat! Gorgeous!
so do I--he's an excellent model!
awww I love the puff ball cat lol
So do I; he's now in cat heaven, playing with many puffballs , large & small...
thanks! I try to choose appropriate music--glad you liked the songs.
thank you for your nice video i found under a tree in egypt and search for it alot now i ,ll eat it happyly
Wow! It was in Egypt; guess its spores are seeding them around the world!
Thank you for echoing my warnings. It's not worth getting sick-or worse;remember-- you can eat anything once but that may the last time you eat anything!
What do you call a mushroom that buys all the drinks?
A fungi to be with!😊
Good one!!! :-) Love it.
Are you certain that you meant anticoagulant, rather than coagulant?
See my comment I posted above in the description of my video . Here it is just in case you can't find it:
"Thanks to "burtontube" who pointed out to me that I should have said that puffball powder is a COAGULANT not an anticoagulant.I stand corrected."
just found two in my neighbors yard..I skinned them and sliced them into large pieces. Gonna sautee them with some butter, olive oil, garlic and onions..along side some meatloaf..My first time trying one so hope its as good as everyone says it is.
prolly a little late now but if the lawn had anything done to it chem wise mushrooms can soak that stuff up, a trip to the woods might be better for tasty treats
Robby Cooper Good point Robby--always check if chemicals have been sprayed on the lawn-- if in doubt when picking from a lawn, ask the people if they spray. Many folks don't like mushrooms, so if they don't spray, they'd probably give the ok to take the 'shrooms...
Blanche Cybele Derby Robby--I have no idea why a line appeared in my above comment--ignore it, I did not mean to cross it out...
Looks so yum!!! I never see these in Tennessee :( I wish I could buy one somewhere!
Keep looking! they're supposed to grow all over the US.(except in the desert).