Sheldon > wrote:

>On Oct 15, 4:31?pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:

>> I don't necessarily trust unknown restaurants in the U.S. that
>> serve wild mushrooms, either.

>Restaurants in the US aren't serving *wild* mushrooms, they serve
>various types of cultivated mushrooms. There are many types of
>mushrooms that are cultivated these days, not just your generic
>"button/"champignon mushrooms. Many of the upscale produce emporiums
>sell an array of "wild" (cultivated) mushrooms. even the typical
>stupidmarkets now sell a variety of cultivated mushrooms.

Huh? Do you live in one of these areas, like Los Angeles County,
that has banned wild mushrooms in restaurants?

In any case, some species that are never cultivated, like boletus,
show up in restaurants regularly around here (fresh, not dried).

Steve