If I can't eat shiitake, what else should I avoid?

April 9, 2008 3:32 PM

FungusFilter: I have an unpleasant intenstinal reaction to shiitake mushrooms. A nibble off of one is enough to set it off. This is a fairly new thing for me (I used to be able to eat them, though fortunately for me, I was never a big fan). Regular cap mushrooms and portobellos are fine. This leaves a lot of other mushrooms (porcini, etc) in the twilight zone. Based on this limited knowledge, are there other mushrooms I should avoid? Experimenting with every mushroom that comes along could get pretty ugly.
posted by adamrice to Health & Fitness (3 answers total)

In my experience, problems with mushrooms are pretty specific to the mushroom. Sulphur Shelf, for example, is notorious for suddenly giving folks belly problems. I doubt eating other varieties will cause a problem if they haven't in the past. I'm betting you haven't developed a problem with mushrooms, just Shiitake. And that happens.
posted by Toekneesan at 4:21 PM on April 9, 2008

Hey don't forget white and black truffles. They're turning up in more and more places these days.
posted by SlyBevel at 4:30 PM on April 9, 2008

Crimini mushrooms are immature portobellos so they might be okay for you.
posted by Morrigan at 4:56 PM on April 9, 2008