{"id":8388,"date":"2012-04-18T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T08:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/?post_type=sight-projects&#038;p=1114"},"modified":"2023-10-05T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T00:09:36","slug":"wild-mushrooms-toadstools-and-fungi","status":"publish","type":"sight-projects","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/projects\/wild-mushrooms-toadstools-and-fungi\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img  fetchpriority=\"high\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"680\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6239 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-1024x680.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>Mushrooms and Fungi are so interesting, all the different colours, shapes and sizes, one never knows either whether they are safe to eat or madly poisonous.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6240 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fungi-green-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>I really don&#8217;t know the difference between mushrooms, toadstools or fungus so I would be a dangerous person to go out and try to gather mushrooms in the wild. I am fascinated by their different colours, growth patterns and the places where they are found.<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6241 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fungi-button-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>As a child growing up in Kwazulu Natal we used to get huge field mushrooms, as big as a dinner plate, just after the rains, we called them by their Zulu name i&#8217;Khowe, they were delicious in taste and very meaty in texture. You had to pick them very quickly as a day or two later they would be crawling with maggots.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6242 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fungi-brown-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>On a recent trip to Kruger National Park and the nearby Blyde River canyon, I noticed some very interesting varieties of either mushrooms, toadstools or fungi that piqued my interest, so much so that I want to find out more about these wonderful works of nature, at present I am unable to identify or name any of these pictures.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1000\"  height=\"667\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6243 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chicken-mushroom.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chicken-mushroom.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chicken-mushroom-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chicken-mushroom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chicken-mushroom-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chicken-mushroom-220x147.jpg 220w\" ><\/p>\n<p>I know that there are people who go mushroom gathering (foraging) in the Tokai forest in Cape Town, on a regular basis, coming straight home and making themselves a tasty brunch with their newfound treasures. Perhaps I will be able to convince one or two of them to take me with them on their next trip and I promise not to reveal their secret stash location.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6244 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ink-cap-2-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<p>Mushrooms are very low in fat, have no cholesterol and really good to add to your diet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mushrooms and Fungi are so interesting, all the different colours, shapes and sizes, one never knows either whether&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6239,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"sight_post_video_url":"","sight_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"sight_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"csco_page_header_type":""},"tags":[],"sight-categories":[1679],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",1000,664,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-300x199.jpg",300,199,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-768x510.jpg",768,510,true],"large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-1024x680.jpg",1024,680,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",1000,664,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",1000,664,false],"cnvs-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",80,53,false],"cnvs-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",300,199,false],"pk-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",80,53,false],"pk-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",300,199,false],"csco-smaller":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",80,53,false],"csco-small":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",110,73,false],"csco-intermediate":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",200,133,false],"csco-intermediate-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",200,133,false],"csco-thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",380,252,false],"csco-thumbnail-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",380,252,false],"csco-medium":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",580,385,false],"csco-medium-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",580,385,false],"csco-large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",1000,664,false],"csco-large-uncropped":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",1000,664,false],"csco-extra-large":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909.jpg",1000,664,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909-600x398.jpg",600,398,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/wildlifeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Red-mushrooms-e1566855128909-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"Mushrooms and Fungi are so interesting, all the different colours, shapes and sizes, one never knows either whether they are safe to eat or madly poisonous. 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