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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

izquierdista

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10. Saprophyte?

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 29, 2012, 09:09 PM

Jan 2012

saprophyte
[sap-ruh-fahyt]
sap·ro·phyte
[sap-ruh-fahyt] Show IPA
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
Also called saprobe.

Origin:
1870–75; sapro- + -phyte

Hmmm, 1870s, that's even older than you, ya geezer

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Favorite cooking mushroom? [View all] HopeHoops Jan 2012 OP

Morel's are picked wild and are a local delicacy in my state. Delicious. n/t Ed Suspicious Jan 2012 #1

They're also nearly without taste until cooked. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #2

They all taste the same to me izquierdista Jan 2012 #3

Taste the same? TASTE THE SAME? BLASPHEMY!! HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4

Tastes like regular mushroom soup izquierdista Jan 2012 #5

"regular mushroom soup" tastes like salt and not at all like mushrooms. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #6

Saprophyte? izquierdista Jan 2012 #10

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Also known as "crimini" - hell, what we call "canola oil" comes from rapeseeds. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #8

I have a badass mushroom stroganoff recipe using those and maybe some dried shitakes, LeftyMom Jan 2012 #9