The rainy season is approaching
Wild mushrooms in the mountains also popped up
Wild fungi of the year
Have you eaten?
Recently, it has been sold in many markets in Laos
Wild mushrooms of different colors and shapes
But!
When eating wild mushrooms
Be sure to be vigilant to prevent poisoning!
It happens every year in Laos
Incidents of accidental poisoning of poisonous mushrooms and hospitalization and death
The practice of mountain people after poisoning is generally the same
Bury yourself in the soil
The result is
The rescue was not timely, and they were killed...
Among the victims were also our Chinese compatriots
Laos Development Daily has compiled a "Laos Guide to Eating Mushrooms"
Because the name is different from the country
Only pictures are published here
Please pay attention to the screening of the majority of foodies
On the left is "No Food"
On the right is "Edible"
Laos is a mountainous country, rich in forest vegetation, the shape, color, size and smell of each poisonous mushroom are often no obvious difference from edible mushrooms, non-professionals are not easy to identify at all, the toxins contained are also very complex, the symptoms and signs after poisoning are diverse, the incubation period is as short as a few minutes, as long as a few hours or days, of which the organ damage type is the most serious, and the mortality rate is extremely high. Don't eat these 12 common poisonous mushrooms in Laos (some of which coincide with the above)!
Data display
China's Yunnan Province, which borders Laos
The number of cases of edible mushroom poisoning, the number of poisons and the number of deaths per year
It has always ranked first in the country
According to statistics
In 2021, Yunnan Province is responsible for eating wild mushrooms
More than 600 poisoning incidents occurred
As a result, more than 2,000 people were poisoned and more than 20 people died
The lesson is extremely painful!
Many poisonous mushrooms in Yunnan are also often found in the mountains of Laos
Refer to the poisonous mushrooms commonly found in Yunnan
It is also necessary
This means that eating poisonous mushrooms by mistake will be "hallucinogenic"
It is said that after poisoning by eating poisonous mushrooms by mistake
Hallucinogenic elements can disrupt the normal transmission of signals by neurotransmitters
All kinds of strange hallucinations that appear.
So how to correctly understand poisonous mushrooms?
These misconceptions must be understood
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Brightly colored poisonous mushrooms are poisonous, and mushrooms with ordinary colors are not poisonous?
Wrong! Depending on the color and shape, it is not possible to simply distinguish whether the mushroom is poisonous, for example, the folded porcini mushroom is a brightly colored edible mushroom, and the gray-white gray pattern Amanita is a poisonous mushroom.
Mushrooms that grow in wet places or on poultry feces are poisonous, mushrooms that grow in clean places such as under pine trees are not poisonous?
Wrong! Poisonous mushrooms can grow under clean trees, such as amanita, mushrooms, and some poisonous species of red mushrooms can also grow in pine forests.
Poisonous mushrooms are boiled with silverware, ginger, rice, and raw onions, and the liquid turns black and poisonous, and the color is not poisonous.
Wrong! "Silver needle poison test" is a novel and TELEVISION plot, which can detect arsenic (such as arsenic, sulfide, but mushroom toxins are mostly alkaloids, can not have a chemical reaction with silverware, can not produce color changes.
Poisonous mushrooms with secretions or injuries that discolor?
Wrong! Many poisonous mushrooms do not secrete milk after being injured, nor do they change color. Some edible mushrooms, such as juicy milk mushrooms, can secrete liquid and change color.
Mushrooms that have been bitten by insects are not poisonous?
Wrong! Many highly toxic amanita pastes also produce maggots and insects when ripe.
Is it toxic if the surface is rough and protruding, and the stalk has a ring or a bacteriostatic support?
Wrong! Many poisonous mushrooms look ordinary, such as the highly poisonous powder mushroom.
Poisonous mushroom water becomes muddy as soon as it is soaked, and non-toxic bubbles in water are clear?
Wrong! It becomes murky because mushrooms contain a slurry that can be either poisonous or non-toxic. Many poisonous mushrooms do not become muddy when soaked in water.
Do poisonous mushrooms have a potato or radish flavor, and non-toxic mushrooms have a bitter apricot or fruit flavor?
Wrong! The smell of mushrooms is not only related to the variety, but also to the environment in which they are grown, and the smell of poisonous mushrooms and non-toxic mushrooms cannot be distinguished.
Poisonous mushrooms cooked without poison?
Wrong! Poisonous mushroom toxins are stable in toxicity and heat-resistant, and general cooking methods cannot be destroyed at all, and adding other ingredients, such as garlic, ginger, etc., cannot destroy the toxins.
I used to pick mushrooms on this tree every year without poison?
Wrong! Once a family of four people were all poisoned by poisonous mushrooms, because they picked the same kind of mushrooms in the same tree every year, there was never a problem, but one year it may be affected by environmental changes, and there are toxins, causing tragedies.
The above questions and answers come from the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center
Another saying circulating in Yunnan
It is worth learning from foodies that eat mushrooms in Laos
So what exactly is the method?
For unknown mushrooms
No mining! Don't buy!! Don't eat!!!