GALACTUS

[pasithea]

This morning, on my way to work, I found Galactus! O_O

Well. Lactarius Xanthogalactus.

It's a type of mushroom classified as inedible because it tastes like burning. Apparently, Finns, Swedes, and Russians eat them by boiling them a couple of times to remove the bitterness and some of the burn.

Spicy pickles, anyone? :)

Comments

[circuit-four.livejournal.com]

MORAL: Keep Scandinavians out of the fucking kitchen! Christ, is EVERYTHING they eat toxic except the lefse?!

I mean...

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Aw, don't let it bother you. Here, have some candy!

[ff00ff.livejournal.com]

Are you sure it tastes like burning as opposed to say... the power cosmic?

[zeeth_kyrah]

Burning? Or perhaps it's just ten thousand needles of calcium oxalate, like with Jack-in-the-Pulpit root, which is also boiled to get rid of the ouch.

Depending on what causes the pain, you might or might not have spice in them pickled bits.