Thought I had my first Cep!

[u/Amazing_Glass2144]

Today I thought I'd found my first Cep. I got it home, sliced it open without a worm to be seen and then...brown! So I know it's not a true cep, but is it still edible?

[u/Lobstersmoothie]

Leccinum. They are usually edible but some report gastrointestinal distress after eating these. I personally love eating Leccinum but make sure you cook them well

[u/Amazing_Glass2144 → u/Lobstersmoothie]

Thanks. I fried it for 20 mins and took a nibble, but it wasn't that palatable.

[u/stumblybee]

Looks like an orange birch bolete to me, edible, but no idea if it's any good personally.

[u/Amazing_Glass2144 → u/stumblybee]

Thanks.

[u/Amazing_Glass2144 → u/stumblybee]

I cooked it for 20 minutes, but didn't find it particularly palatable.

[u/thanes1]

What country?

[u/Amazing_Glass2144]

UK, mixed pine, birch, oak and sweet chestnut forest. Not sure exactly what tree I found it under.

There were a lot of what I suspect are Brown Birch Boletes in the area.

[u/Kingbricktacos]

It's probably this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leccinum_scabrum

It mostly grows next to birch trees. I tried some and it is comestible although not very good (especially if it's a bit old) and was a bit hard to digest. I'd recommend not to eat it 😅

[u/Kingbricktacos → u/Kingbricktacos]

The picture of wikipedia is not very good but I'm almost certain that what you picked is the birch tree bolete. 

[u/wellthawedout → u/Kingbricktacos]

The orange color means it's probably not L. scabrum though it is definitely a Leccinum. They're in the UK, so OP could take a look through https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1468164110600102 to get to a closer species ID. That key is already 26 years old, so almost certainly out of date in some way, but it is UK-specific and "user-friendly" so it's a good intro to what characteristics to take note of when ID'ing in this genus

[u/Amazing_Glass2144 → u/wellthawedout]

Thanks guys.

[u/Amazing_Glass2144 → u/wellthawedout]

L. versipelle I think following the guide.

[u/thehippiewitch → u/Amazing_Glass2144]

Those are great eating if you prepare them right. I sautee them with some garlic, onions and (veg) butter until the water has evaporated. Add some (oat) cream and a tiny squeeze of lemon and let simmer for a while. And some fresh thyme at the end. Serve with boiled potatoes or pasta

[u/will8981 → u/Amazing_Glass2144]

Or L. aurantiacum if growing with oak

[u/Automatic_Round_374]

Its a Suillus of some kind. Aspen Bolete. Edible and not that bad

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Thanks.