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Coconut Milkcap

Lactarius glyciosmus

Description:

4-5cm across and about 7cm tall, growing uinder birch. The milk was abundant and smelled and tasted of coconut. There was a faint hint of the soapy taste some other milkcaps have and possible hints of the spicey sensations also common in other milkcaps. L. glyciosmus is listed as edible in a number of different descriptions although I can't find any mention on preparation whether it's used dried as a spice or added whole to a dish. L. cocosiolens smells of coconut but has an orange or brown cap and doesn't grow under birch. L. vietus milk turns from white to grey and it doesn't smell of coconut

Notes:

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Lipase
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Lipase

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Oct 29, 2014
Submitted on Oct 29, 2014

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