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In the Soviet Union, the painted-legged bug was often found in the Far East and Siberia. However, now it belongs to the endangered species and is under the protection of the Environmental Protection Agency of the Federation.
What does a painted-legged baby look like
Colored-footed obabok, like other mushrooms of the genus Harrya, belongs to the Boletov family and has similar characteristics.
The hat is 3,5-11 cm in diameter, cushion-shaped, felted in the middle and at the edge. Tubules up to 1,3 cm long, rather wide, depressed closer to the base. The leg is straight or curved, 6-11 cm high, 0,8-2 cm in diameter. The flesh tastes fresh, without much odor. Spores 12-16×4,5-6,5 microns, oblong, ellipsoidal.
According to the external structure, the obabok resembles other members of the Boletov family.
A distinctive feature of the colored-legged birch tree (another name for the colored-legged birch tree) is its color:
- The hat can be pale dirty pink, olive-sand, pinkish-gray, walnut-lilac. Often unevenly colored, pinkish under felt.
- The tubules of young mushrooms are creamy, pale buff. If pressed, they change color to pinkish, in mature ones – with a nutty tint, creamy sand.
- The leg is cream or white, with pink scales, at the base or lower half – bright yellow.
- The flesh is white, the color does not change when cut.
- Spores chestnut-brown or pinkish.
Where does the painted-legged mushroom grow
On the territory of Our Country, the species is known in the Krasnoyarsk Territory and in the Far East – Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories, the Jewish Autonomous Okrug, the Kuril Islands, Kamchatka. Outside of Our Country, it grows in China, Japan, Scotland, North America.
Colored-legged obabok prefers the soil next to the birch for growth. It occurs in dry oak and oak-pine forests. You can find it from July to September.
Is it possible to eat painted legged
They are classified as conditionally edible mushrooms. This species can be used for food only after further processing:
- boiling;
- soaking;
- drying;
- blanching.
After that, the butternut squash can be used as food without fear for their taste and health.
Before cooking, the mushroom must be processed
The taste of the mushroom
According to state standards, the painted-legged bobabok belongs to the second category. It combines valuable taste qualities and substances useful for the human body. In terms of nutritional value, it is close to products of animal origin.
According to the content of thiamine (vitamin B1), the colored legume is on a par with cereals, and in terms of the amount of ergocalciferol (vitamin D) – with natural butter. Fruiting bodies contain almost as much vitamin PP as liver and yeast. In addition, they include carbohydrates, enzymes, certain types of fats, and trace elements – potassium, magnesium, fluorine, sodium, iron, chlorine and sulfur.
Benefits and harm to the body
The main benefit of mushrooms lies in the valuable components for humans.
The amino acids included in their composition, such as leucine, histidine, arginine and tyrosine, are easily broken down and absorbed in the intestines, quickly absorbed, and have a beneficial effect on the digestive tract.
Lecithin, lowers cholesterol.
This whole complex of useful substances, including vitamins and microelements, has a beneficial effect on metabolism, the cardiovascular system. It also normalizes the functions of the thyroid gland, improves immunity, promotes the production of melanin in the cells of the epidermis.
Speaking about the beneficial properties, one cannot fail to mention the only drawback: mushrooms are poorly digested due to the presence of fungin in them (the same chitin as in the shell of crustaceans).
False doubles
Mushroom pickers often confuse different-colored types of obabka with boletus and boletus. They have similar characteristics. For example, the pinking boletus, the classic boletus and the red-brown boletus at a young age are similar to the colored-legged boletus.
The boletus that turns pink at a young age is similar to the colored-legged birch
If you do not dig up the stem of the mushroom, which has the main distinguishing feature – a bright yellow color at the base of the root, then it is impossible to distinguish them.
Collection rules
Mushrooms must be collected carefully: do not pluck together with part of the mycelium, but cut with a knife. This is the key to future harvests. Due to the incorrect collection of obabka, the colored-legged are classified as endangered species.
Mushrooms have absorbent qualities. They should not be collected near traffic roads or places where harmful substances are released, as they contain a significant amount of absorbed poisons.
Use
In cooking, obabki compete with mushrooms both when harvesting for future use and in hot dishes.
The dyed-footed obabok is suitable for all types of processing. It can be fried, dried, boiled, marinated.
Conclusion
Despite the fact that the colored-legged obabok has valuable taste qualities, it is worth refraining from collecting it in Our Country. Otherwise, in vain, the employees of the Blagoveshchensk reserve in the Amur region are engaged in the conservation of this species.
