MUSHROOM is an above-ground fruiting body of any fungus.
Edible mushrooms are used extensively in cooking, in many cuisines and are often dried in order to preserve them.
Though commonly thought to contain little nutritional value, many varieties of mushrooms are high in fiber and protein, and provide vitamins and minerals.
The main types of mushrooms are agarics, boletes, chanterelles, tooth fungi, polypores, puffballs, jelly fungi, coral fungi, bracket fungi, stinkhorns, and cup fungi. |
