Chicken of the Woods
We took a walk in a local forested area this morning and came across this chicken of the woods. It is late in the season to see this in Santa Barbara, Typically, they appear in September on eucalyptus. This specimen looks like is is growing in dirt but there is dead wood underneath. It is most probably on eucalyptus and to be avoided. An earlier crop of shaggy mane has reappeared in a neaby lawn as well as a few agaricus bisporus, white button mushroom.
Chef Michael Hutchings
