Rikobo - Edible
| Japanese | Hanaiguchi | |
| Scientific name Subtribe Tribe |
Suillus grevillei Suillus Boletaceae |
Hanaiguchi ハナイグチ Numeri Iguchi ヌメリイグチ属 Iguchi イグチ科 |
| English | Larch bolete | aka elegant larch bolete, tamarack jack |
| French | Bolet elegant | |
| German | Gelber Roehrenschwamm |
| In Japanese, Hanaiguchi means the larch bolete..
Locals call it "rikobo", "jikobo", or
"rakuyo". In Gunma, the name of "Urabeni
Hotei Shimeji" is also used. The "Hanaiguchi"is easily identifiable to his slimmy cap (chapeau visqueux), like all suillus.. The "Hanaiguchi" accompanies many Japanees dishes such as the "misoshiru"soup, as pickes or in a stew. You can also cook it Italian style cut in slices and fried in the pan. Japanese eat the whole part of the bolete whereas Euroepan sometimes separate the spongy material from below the cap or peel off slimy tops. Refer to "Cleaning and cooking fresh boletes" |
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| Seasons | Summer to autumn | ||
| Habitats | Karamatsu forests | Nearby trees | Only under the karamatsu tree (Japanese larch, meleze du Japon) |
| Fruiting patterns | Troop | ||
| Edibility | Edible | Warning | Indigestion troubles when eated in large quantity. |
CHARACTERISTICS
| Size | Medium to large | Hymenium | Type | Pore | |
| Cap | Colour | Goldenrod to redish-brown. Brown when cut or bruised. |
Pore | Colour | Light yellow |
| Diameter | 4 to 10 (15) cm | Shape | Decurrent | ||
| Shape | Convex | Spacing | Crowded | ||
| Spore | Colour | Goldenrod | |||
| Stem | Colour | Bright yellow on the top to redish-brown to the botto | Smell | Type | Pleasant |
| Type | Traces of ring on the stem. | Flesh | Colour | Light yellow | |
| Dimensions | 5-7 cm x 15-20 mm | Type |
Disclaimer: This site aims only to
assist identification, not to guarantee correct identity; refer
also to more detailed references. Never rely on this site to
identify fungi to eat. Eating some fungi can easily kill.
