Is it safe to eat raw mushrooms?

I really like the taste of them uncooked, but my girlfriend thinks it is both weird and unsafe. Is she right? Should I be worried for my health.

Are they magic?

HungryLikeTheWolf

Are they magic?

damn u beat me to it

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

Raw mushrooms are utterly harmless.

Unless they are magic - then whether theyre harmful or not is still questionable :rolleyes:

Reply 4

matchu

2

^Fail to see why you posted that as anon.

Mushrooms pose no threat to your health uncooked, if acquired from appropriate sources.

Reply 5

xXMessedUpXx

15

Someone told me that the laws had changed regarding MM's. It used to be that if unprepared they weren't iilegal, but prepared they were class A, and i got told even id unprepared they are now Class A?

Reply 6

Mark S

17

And by prepared, XXmessedupXX means boiled, when they're boiled they're illegal.

Reply 7

hitmanuk2k

OP

Oh well. I guess nowadays you have to state explicity you are not a junkie, otherwise it is just assumed :rolleyes:

Reply 8

Poica

14

Ordinary mushrooms are fine when raw. It's like eating any other veg raw.

Reply 9

xXMessedUpXx

15

Poica

Ordinary mushrooms are fine when raw. It's like eating any other veg raw.

I eat frozen chips :redface:

Reply 10

hitmanuk2k

OP

Does anyone else actually enjoy eating them raw though? I fail to see how it can be seen as disgusting and weird by my female.

Reply 11

mademoiselle84

1

yeh eating normal supermarkt style bought mushrooms raw is fine. even if they still have a bit of mud on them!

Reply 12

endisforever

they are yum...now i want some

Reply 13

Will Grimes1

1

Do not eat all raw mushrooms because some are poisonous, although they can also be delicious. I would suggest buying a book that tells you which ones to avoid. This site might also helphttp://www.nifg.org.uk/edible_fungi.htm

Reply 14

silence

16

i think i had some raw mushroom in this vegetarian sushi thing from eat the other day.

Reply 15

mangomaz

14

xXMessedUpXx

Someone told me that the laws had changed regarding MM's. It used to be that if unprepared they weren't iilegal, but prepared they were class A, and i got told even id unprepared they are now Class A?

Yeah thats true, my friend used to buy them unprepared off the internet and they would come in the post and she loved it lol.

I find it a bit strange how the can say that a plant is illegal, I mean its something completely natural not manufactured so how can you put this kind of law on it. But anyway thats off topic!

Reply 16

Fluffy

15

mademoiselle84

yeh eating normal supermarkt style bought mushrooms raw is fine. even if they still have a bit of mud on them!

That's not mud, it's manure...

Raw mushies are fine to eat. Just make sure you wash them! :smile:

Reply 17

somedayshambles

Yeah fine as long as they are WASHED.

Urgh think of all the microbes/pesticides on unwashed veg, that's the kind of thing that leads to e.coli and salmonella.

You do have to be careful with which mushrooms you eat though, some are deadly poisonous, some are magic, and some our the bog standard field mushrooms :smile: