With flavors reminiscent of shrimp or mild pepper, and textures ranging from soft and fibrous to gelatinous, wild mushrooms can be used in sauces, omelets, salads, pickles, miso, and even sweets.

Being educated on the many species of mushrooms and how they're best used can really give you a creative edge in the kitchen. Here's what you need to know.

The California outbreak of potentially fatal amatoxin was avoidable. Here's how to safely enjoy wild mushrooms.

Mushrooms have long been treated as a culinary curiosity or a forest-floor oddity, but scientists now argue they belong at ...

Poison control can be reached anytime by calling 800-222-1222. Mushrooms can be delicious, and being able to find them naturally in your own community -- like you can here in Michigan -- is an extra ...

But to a mushroom hunter in our verdant, winter rainy season, it can mean something quite different. Greet a new kind of gold: the California golden chanterelle, Cantharellus californicus. Described ...

Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California ...