(Steve Pope) wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > (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).

You are a flaming imbecile. Boletus edulus and porcini/cep are one
and the same, definitely cultivated... they are readily available
fresh, most stupidmarkets sell them... they are a regular fare of
vegetarians used in lieu of beef burgers. There are some two dozen
varieties of boletus but most are not edible and many are toxic...
those that are privately gathered are not offered in US restaurants.