Coprinus micaceus
(Bull.) Fr.
Glistening ink cap, Small inky cap, Early inky, Mica cap
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The fruiting bodies can be simmered in butter and the juice thickened with flour to make a sauce, or baked with milk, beaten egg, seasonings, and dry bread crumbs.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate and tropical plant. It is eaten among the Dani of Papua Indonesia.
Africa, Alaska, Asia, Australia, China, East Africa, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, New Zealand, North America, Papua, SE Asia, Russia, Slovenia, USA, West Africa,
How to Identify
Glistening ink cap is a small mushroom in the family Coprinaceae found in temperate and tropical regions. The fruiting bodies are edible and have been traditionally consumed by the Dani people of Papua, Indonesia.
Production
They should be harvested when very young when the gills are white.
Names & Synonyms
Jingli guisan
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