What the Helen of Troy is This

What the Helen of Troy is This?

“Dear PoPville,

This will make some people’s mouths water. Chicken of the wood mushroom spotted on Yuma across from Sheridan.”

Ed. Note: DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT EATING STREET MUSHROOMS UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERT. I don’t care how tasty that ish is, it ain’t worth dying for!!

From Wikipedia:

“Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because it is often described as tasting like and having a texture similar to that of chicken.”

And again: DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT EATING STREET MUSHROOMS UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERT.