Akamomitake - Edible
| Japanese | Akamomitake | |
| Scientific name Subtribe Tribe |
Lactarius Laeticolorus Lactarius Russulaceae |
Akamomitake アカモミタケ Chichitake チチタケ属 Benitake ベニタケ科 |
| English | Orange Milk Cap | aka Orange Lactarius |
| French | Lactaire orange | |
| German | Orange-Milchling |
| This Lactarius Laeticolorus is a type of lactarius
which is peculiar to East-Asia. His closest European
cousin could be the Lactarius
Salmonicolour and the Lactarius Genus. The Akamomitake is very popular in Gunma for his "dashi", meaning that it produces a lot of juice when it is cooked. It can be easily identifiable to his orange colour and to the milk that its gills exude, like all Lactarius, when broken. The Akamomitake does not chnage of colour if you cut a part of it. The Akamomitake is popular with many Japanese dishes and is cooked slowly to soften it. We like it cooked with butter and it s flavour is close to the European cantharellus (chanterelle) |
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| Seasons | Summer and autumn | ||
| Habitats | Momi-no-ki (Japanese fir, sapins) | Nearby trees | Momi-no-ki (Abies Firma, Japanese fir, sapins) |
| Fruiting patterns | Troop | ||
| Edibility | Edible, delicious | Warning | None |
CHARACTERISTICS
| Size | Medium to large | Hymenium | Type | Gill | |
| Cap | Colour | Pale yellow-orange to orange, Do not change colour when broken. |
Gill/Pore | Colour | Same colour than the cap but brighter. Exude a bright orange milk (lectin). |
| Diameter | 5 to 15 cm | Shape | Decurrent | ||
| Shape | Convex then flat and depressed | Spacing | Crowded and fragile | ||
| Stem | Colour | Same colour as the cap | Smell | Type | Pleasant |
| Type | Hollowed | Flesh | Colour | Orange and abundant milk liquid | |
| Dimensions | 3 to 10 cm | Type | Pleasant |
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identify fungi to eat. Eating some fungi can easily kill.
