Raw shitake mushrooms not okay to eat?

[RawSinger]

I heard that raw shitake mushrooms are not ok to eat. Any thoughts on this? Also what about dried shitakes that you soak; do they sell these raw?

[Adensspell]

I eat them and I feel fine...but I certainly can't speak for everyone. I actually heard the same thing about some sort of dried mushroom, but the name is escapping me.

[RawSinger]

Thank you Adensspell! I really love shitakes and am glad that raw fooders can eat them.

[miaculpa]

raw shiitakes make my mouth tingly... and i crave them. I can even eat the dried ones as is, though they tend to bind you a bit.

I've spent mucho dinero at whole foods just buying the exotic mushrooms and have sat crouched in front of my fridge eating them like a neanderthal.

[EZ rider]

I heard that raw shitake mushrooms are not ok to eat.What problems do they cause ?

[RawSinger]

Yeah, I've seen recipes in Alissa's book that call for shitakes but my boyfriend (who's worked as a produce clerk for 6 years) just said, "Oh, I don't think you're supposed to eat raw shitakes." I'm not sure what his source was. I'm glad I now know of people who eat them with no problems. Except for a little less dinero in their carteras :)

[blaqberry]

We eat raw shiitakes all the time... love love love :)

[RawSinger]

EZ rider:

http://www.efn.org/~sundance/Shitake.html
according to this, some people experience allergic reactions (skin rashes) to eating raw mushrooms.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16191017
I believe this is saying pretty much the same thing


I don't mean to upset anyone with this!

[mellow_muse]

I hadn't seen this til I moved to Ireland, but all of the produce sections here have signs that say "We recommend that customers wash and cook all mushrooms"! I always wash them reaaaaally well, but I still eat them raw and have had no problems.

[kaybee]

mellow muse--i noticed that when i was living in ireland too. HOWEVER, we had a small health co-op in our town (Dingle), and I asked the owners about it because i noticed their shop didnt have a sign like the supermarkets did. they told me they expected theirs were fine, as theirs were organic, and i suspect they had had alot less handling than the ones in the grocery stores, since they got shipped to them directly and then put out directly, unpackaged. i never had a problem eating theres, but would never risk it with the ones from the supermarkets

by the way all--raw shitakes make me nauseous and sick to my tummy. cant stand the taste anymore based on that association.

kb

[RawDraw]

Hard to wash mushrooms to get them clean. You can't use veggie wash because it soaks in and you can't get it all rinsed out. I had a fear of eating raw shitake, like others here thought I read somewhere not to...finally missed them too much (since starting almost all raw in Jan.) so had a few, and felt fine afterwards. But I am grossed out by the germs! One day I was going to get some at the co-op, but a guy was handling each and every one like he had some kind of a fetish or OCD for them! I just shivered and decided to do without any that day. I swear, he had to touch every one in the basket before he decided which few to take, and I mean he was really ALL over them with his grimy little paws! Yucccch.

[MysticTree]

I'm a forager and often forage for wild mushrooms ... many of which it is recommended are cooked before eating.

I tend only to eat a few very basic mushrooms raw. Whereas I would eat many more cooked when I ate cooked food.

If you are able to eat certain mushrooms raw then go with how you feel but don't eat too many of the ones that can cause upsets.

[MysticTree]

as a rider to my previous post ...

Some may find this link interesting ...

http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-saf86.htm

and this one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus