I can't find any mushroom with those names that looks like that on the internet. Is this what the locals call them? How did you first know they were OK to eat? Did your father, grandfather etc show you first? I pick several mushrooms that I learned were good to eat when I was a kid from my Uncle and grandfather. I just called them by their nickname. Now that I use books to identify them, every mushroom I was shown is considered a "choice" mushroom. It looks like these are some kind of "Milky" mushroom. Maybe that is where "Milk Plate" came from.pondbank said:No Idont the only names I know are beefsteak and milk plates
This mushroom according to my mushroom book and this article smells like a dead fish but it is considered a choice mushroom. That is quite an unusual combination :/. It also says you should use gloves when cleaning it since it will stain your fingers.Freytown said:They look like they may be Orange-brown lactarius (Lactarius volemus)
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/lactarius_volemus.html