Royal sprouts (golden scales)

A mushroom called royal opata fully justifies its name - in size it is indeed much larger - the diameter of its hat sometimes reaches 20 centimeters. Royal opata is the name that is most common among the people, while scientific literature has a slightly different one - golden scales.

Approximately 150 species of scales are known in the world, while only 30 of them are found in our country. In Japan, similar mushrooms are widely cultivated, which are called nameko there, which can be translated into slippery mushrooms. They grow in a similar way to simple opats - "families. "

Royal mushrooms (golden scales), unlike their closest fellow scaly scales, are used to leading a more secluded lifestyle. However, sometimes you can find small colonies. It is worth noting that along with the aforementioned relative, royal mushrooms (golden scales) do not particularly favor attention, although the taste of this mushroom is not much inferior to the same ordinary mushrooms.

The color of young mushrooms is distinguished by a golden hue, which over time begins to fade greatly, becoming dirty yellow or rusty. The surface of the hats of royal sawdust (golden scales) is covered with brown scales, which are clearly visible - hence the name of the mushroom.

The leg of royal sawdust (golden scales) relative to the hat is quite thin - in diameter it is only a couple of centimeters with a length of up to 1

5. By color, it is from light yellow to yellow-brown with a disappearing ring and weak scales. The flesh of royal sawdust (golden scales) is light, but as it ages, it becomes frankly yellow, and in the leg it is more brown.

Most often, this fungus is found in deciduous forests on living trees or deadwood, mainly on willow or alder, while much less often on birch stumps and trunks. Royal mushrooms (golden scales) bear fruit abundantly in mid-autumn - just before serious cold snaps. Young mushrooms appear at the very end of July, and therefore they are quite often confused with sawdust and their inedible counterparts.

By the way, the latter include poplar scales, which are not poisonous at all, but differ in a rather bitter and very astringent taste. This mushroom grows on poplars and structures from this kind of wood (this feature gave the name to the mushroom).

Royal sprouts (golden scales) are eaten after they are pre-boiled - they are used as part of salads, as well as as a filling for pies. In addition, these mushrooms can be added to soups and sauces, marinated and salted. In terms of nutritional value, they belong to the fourth category.