October 27, 2013

Third Mushroom Hunt in This Season/今シーズン三回目のきのこ狩り

Today (Oct. 27), my son and I went for mushroom hunting for the third time in this season, as requested by my son (by which I mean I was reluctant). It rained throughout the daytime.
今日(10/27)は、息子と今シーズン3回目のきのこ狩りに行きました。息子のリクエストです(と言うことは私自身は行きたくなかったということ)。日中ずっと雨が降っていました。
 
My son wanted to gather this species, among others.
息子は特にこの種類のきのこを採りたがっていました。
Shimofuri shimeji Tricholoma portentosum
シモフリシメジです。 
 
We got 13 of them in total.
全部で13個採りました。
It was already late fall.
もう晩秋(ばんしゅう)でした。 
My son found mukitake (Sarcomixa serotina) growing on some tall trees, like this one,
息子は、このような高い木にムキタケが生えてるのを見つけましたが、 
but they were too high for us to pick!
高過ぎて採れませんでした。
 
My son also found these masutake (Laetiporus sulphureus (Fr.) Murrill), but they were too old to eat.
息子はこのマスタケも見つけましたが、老菌(ろうきん)でした。
As I said above, it was rainy, and it was very cold (around 5C).
前に言ったように雨は降っていたし、とても寒かった(5C前後)です。 
Shimofuri shimeji, cleaned by my son
息子が洗ったシモフリシメジ 
 
Large mukitake:
大きなムキタケ: 
Smaller ones:
小さいムキタケ: 
As requested by my son, I wrapped some large ones with bacon and heated in the toaster oven.
息子のリクエストで、大きいムキタケの一部はベーコンで巻いて、オーブントースターで火を通しました。 
Other edible mushrooms we collected today:
今日採れた他の食べれるきのこ: 
As requested by my son, I made osumashi (osuimono), i.e., clear soup, with the shimofuri shimeji.
息子のリクエストで、シモフリシメジでお澄まし(お吸い物)を作りました。

The mushrooms were carefully divided among the four of us by my son.
きのこは息子が慎重に4人分に分けました。 

14 comments:

Badcat said...

Cool! I wish we had some mushroom-knowledgeable friends here to learn from. Happy eating!

muskratbyte said...

Such beautiful pictures!

Hiroyuki said...

Badcat and muskratbyte:
Cool and beautiful?! Thank you so much for such incredible comments!

Anonymous said...

Even if you are reluctant, your son is fortunate to be able to do this with his father!

Fräulein Trude said...

You are a very loving father. The result of your (I suppose much hated) hunt looks very tasty.
Hard earned dinner.

Nippon Nin said...

親子でキノコ探しって、いいですね。いい運動にもなったことでしょう。毒かも知れないと思うから、私には出来ないですけど。
きれいな所ですね。私の住むオレゴンの山景にも似ています。
このブログ楽しく読まさせていただいてます。英語がお上手ですね。

Hiroyuki said...

Anonymous, Kiki, and Nippon Nin:
On that particular day, I wanted to do my regular job, and I also wanted to do some chores around the house, but my son was insisting!

okasan said...

秋の景観の写真がとても綺麗です!

CQUEK said...

that is delicious i love mushrooms.

Hiroyuki said...

okasan:
そうですか?ありがとうございます!

CQUEK:
I love mushrooms, too. To be more precious, I love eating them rather than gathering them (laugh).

Fräulein Trude said...

Watched a japanese movie called Swing girls. There is a short clip on youtube about their mushroom gathering (sorry in chinese language) but it is so funny I simply have to share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCqJzPXfZa4

Hiroyuki said...

Kiki: Thanks for sharing the movie.

I found this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWUzpQCvl1c
The scene is near the end of this part.

Yangsze said...

I always love reading about your mushroom hunts! One day when your son is all grown up, these will be some lovely memories. :)

Hiroyuki said...

Yangsze: I hope that some day, my son will do his "filial duty", serving me some nice mushroom dishes!