Description

BUY PIED BLEU MUSHROOMS

BUY PIED BLEU MUSHROOMS

Pied Blue or ‘Blue Foot’ mushrooms are small to medium in size and have a flattened, round cap with a thick, cylindrical stem. The cap is smooth, firm, and cream-coloured with tightly packed, purple wavy gills on its underside.

The stem is dense, thick, and stained with deep lilac hues on the surface and highly fragrant with a velvety and silky consistency and an earthy, woodsy flavour when cooked.

They are often favoured as a meat substitute in vegetarian dishes, they are a versatile ingredient that holds their shape well when cooked while offering rich flavours and a tender texture. They can be quartered and sautéed to enhance their earthy flavour, chopped and mixed into an omelette, used in a light sauce for meats, poultry, or seafood or cooked in heavy cream and poured over Italian or French bread.

BUY PIED BLEU MUSHROOMS

It is the blue stem that gives this mushroom the name Pied Bleu, meaning Blue Foot. They can measure up to 100mm in diameter with stems as long as 80-90mm. Pied Bleu have a strong fragrance and a distinctive flavour. They can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes. Pied Bleu go particularly well with strongly flavoured vegetables such as onions and leeks. Also called Blewit mushrooms, these are classic mushroom with a deliciously rich flavour. A real treat for mushroom lovers. delicious simply fried in butter and served with rustic bread. Mushrooms have zero fat and more protein than any vegetable except soybeans. Research at Penn State, U.S.A shows that after five hours exposure to UV light, one serving of even white button mushroom contains 869 percent of the recommended daily amount of vitamin D. Mushrooms are rich in minerals, such as phosphorus, potassium and zinc, and are the only item in the produce department with any appreciable selenium.

BUY PIED BLEU MUSHROOMS