{"id":2361,"date":"2022-10-28T13:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T17:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mushroomstalkers.com\/blog\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:02:20","slug":"can-you-eat-stinkhorn-mushrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mushroomstalkers.com\/blog\/miscellaneous\/can-you-eat-stinkhorn-mushrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Eat Stinkhorn Mushrooms?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can the stinkhorn mushroom, with its foul smell, be edible? Can you eat it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A stinkhorn mushroom (egg & mature)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Is The Stinkhorn Mushroom Edible? Can You Eat It?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With its pestilential smell, one might think that the stinkhorn (phallus impudicus) is toxic. But in reality, it’s a good edible. But only at its immature egg-like stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, at its egg-like stage, this mushroom has a delicious taste of radish. But when it comes out of its egg, its nauseating odor prohibits any consumption. But stinkhorn mushrooms aren’t poisonous at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTW, This mushroom is not referenced on our Mushroom Maps.<\/a> These maps allow you to discover the best mushroom spots in your state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Happens If You Touch A Stinkhorn Mushroom?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you touch it, nothing will happen! Your fingers will just smell like poop. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Identify The Stinkhorn Mushroom?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To identify this mushroom, it is necessary to distinguish between its two different stages: the egg and the mature mushroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egg:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n