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Re:Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’ by horttemppa on Saturday September 02, 2023 @02:36PM (#37364214)
In Finland it’s pretty common to go mushroom hunting. Between 1969-2006 eight people died because of mushroom poisoning. Three of them died 20-30 years after the initial poisoning due to kidney transplant issues. So at least here it’s not very common to killed by mushrooms even though many people enjoy foraging.
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Re:Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’ by horttemppa on Saturday September 02, 2023 @03:00PM (#37364438)
And to add: in spring time many Finns pick a deadly poisonous mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) and boil it 2x5min to remove the poison and cook it as a delicassy after that. Never heard anyone get poisoned by it.
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Re:Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’ by stevezsa8 on Saturday September 02, 2023 @03:53PM (#37364925)
I'll remember to skip the "mushroom delicacy" when I visit Finland :]
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Re:Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’ by x0x0 on Sunday September 03, 2023 @12:44AM (#37367792)
The internet recommends boiling outside to avoid poisonous vapors.

It must taste incredible.

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Re:Top Russian rocket scientist dies from ‘mushroom poisoning’ by kozzz on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @03:11AM (#37402137)
Funny fact is that in Russia it is not considered poisonous. There is a special category of “provisionally edible” or “conditionally edible” mushrooms - those that are poisonous if eaten without preparation
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