Comments on: Funghi fever http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/ Language and Culture of the Italian-Speaking World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danny http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Danny Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:53:23 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-26 Amanita muscaria is not deadly, or at least not without a great deal of effort or willful ignorance. The only reported deaths from the consumption of this mushroom are either from children eating a considerable portion of their body weight in fresh specimens, or from amateur trip-seekers who neglect to research the nature of their vice, proclaim themselves victims of non-specific "mushroom poisoning" to hospital staff, and are administered atropine; an effective measure against the deadly amatoxins found in several other species of Amanita, but a known exacerbator of muscaria's toxic compounds, Ibotenic Acid and Muscimol, often to the point of death. Amanita muscaria is not deadly, or at least not without a great deal of effort or willful ignorance. The only reported deaths from the consumption of this mushroom are either from children eating a considerable portion of their body weight in fresh specimens, or from amateur trip-seekers who neglect to research the nature of their vice, proclaim themselves victims of non-specific “mushroom poisoning” to hospital staff, and are administered atropine; an effective measure against the deadly amatoxins found in several other species of Amanita, but a known exacerbator of muscaria’s toxic compounds, Ibotenic Acid and Muscimol, often to the point of death.

]]> By: david carmona http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-25 david carmona Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:01:36 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-25 I know, I was being facetious! I'm still convinced, however, that vegans can't have the "ovolo malefico" :-) I know, I was being facetious!
I’m still convinced, however, that vegans can’t have the “ovolo malefico” :-)

]]> By: natasha http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-24 natasha Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:04:24 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-24 david - totally!!!! david – totally!!!!

]]> By: david carmona http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-23 david carmona Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:13:40 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-23 Can you eat porcini and still be a vegetarian? Can you eat porcini and still be a vegetarian?

]]> By: natasha http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-22 natasha Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:53:32 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-22 Love this post!!! I didn't realize how similar "Italian mushroom picking" is to "Russian mushroom picking". Also, I would kill for a porcini risotto right about now :) Love this post!!! I didn’t realize how similar “Italian mushroom picking” is to “Russian mushroom picking”. Also, I would kill for a porcini risotto right about now :)

]]>