Comments on: Funghi fever http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/ Language and Culture of the Italian-Speaking World Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:14:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Danny http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/#comment-243 Danny Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:53:23 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-243 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-8 david carmona Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:01:36 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-8 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-6 natasha Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:04:24 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-6 david - totally!!!! david - totally!!!!

]]> By: david carmona http://www.transparent.com/italian/funghi-fever/#comment-5 david carmona Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:13:40 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-5 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-4 natasha Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:53:32 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/italian/?p=9#comment-4 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 :)

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