Raw mushrooms in a salad

[OofyProsser2]

When I was a kid, I seem to remember adults eating salads made of finely sliced raw mushrooms. Absolutely revolting.

does anyone else remember this or was it just my family? Maybe you eat them now?

Yabu- yum yum feed more more of those raw mushrooms
Yanbu- it’s a no

Yes please, I'd like this too!

My 'recipe' for a delicious fridge snack is: open fridge and select mushroom. Pull out stalk, and eat. Fill the hole it left with mayo, and savour.

Repeat as necessary.

Love raw mushrooms!

I love a raw mushroom. DS2 used to have one each night before bed. When he used to ask for a snack just when he was supposed to go to bed, procrastination special, we always said no problem and gave him a mushroom🤣

If you think they’re spongy you haven’t had them fresh; they must have been picked a while ago

Ooh I’d forgotten all about raw mushrooms

<adds mushrooms to food shop>

They have to be very fresh to be nice raw. If you cut a slice it should snap not bend. After a few days in the fridge they’re spongy and only good for cooking

If I’m making something with mushrooms I peel, pull the stork off and spread on a dollop of cream cheese, salt and pepper. My cooking Hors d’Oeuvres.

Raw mushrooms I love, I can't stand cooked mushrooms

Same! I didn't know this was a thing 😅
I actually thought you couldn't eat raw mushrooms....

Every day is a school day!

I have never had raw mushrooms in a shop bought salad, a pack of stir fry yes but never in a salad

I love eating raw mushrooms and have very happy memories of eating raw mushrooms, purchased from a roadside farm seller (who also sold duck eggs) with my father when I was about 5 or 6 yo and my mum getting upset because she was planning to cook them. She did cook the duck eggs, and they were very odd.

I love them raw, always eat some when I’m slicing to cook.

a lovely sandwich filler is raw mushroom, sweetcorn and mayo with some crunchy lettuce or spring onion.

my DP loves mushrooms but can’t believe I eat them raw and my DC hates them in any capacity.

Ooh yes! Love em. Eat them while preparing them frequently. Need to be nice and fresh though.

You need to eat them with a drizzle of sesame oil and a sprinkling of salt.
Divine!

I like this recipe!

But would add in giving the mushroom a wash before eating!

Raw shiitake mushrooms are delicious.

I eat them raw occasionally out of the packet when cooking with them.

My 10 year old only likes raw mushrooms, hates them cooked, and picks them out of Bolognaise etc.

I also love a raw mushroom sandwich. Butter, sliced mushroms, salt, mayo, mmmm.

Major stalwart in my local childhood Pizza Hut salad bar.

Yuck no, only cooked! 🤢

Love raw mushrooms - like pps have said, they have to be fresh to be nice. Definitely still make those kinds of salads at home now!

Raw mushrooms are my fav

I love raw mushrooms, but having had an autism special interest that took me on a deep dive into mushrooms (edible and psychedelic ones!) I learnt from Paul Stamets (mushroom guru who even wears a hat made out of mushrooms!) that raw mushrooms are not good for you at all and should be cooked, some to quite a high heat (portobello mushrooms iirc). He’s on several documentaries and podcasts - very interesting man.

I used to work on a fruit and veg stall, raw mushrooms were my absolute favourite, I could snack on them all day. However, they do play havoc with your insides after (quite) a few. I like peeling them like grapes, eating the skin first as it’s peeled and then the full mushroom.

Skanky slimy cooked ones are not good.

I love mushrooms, but they have to be cooked.

I like them but my kids think they are a weird abomination