Dentinum umbilicatum

Edible and Reported to be Good

(I have not yet Tried It)

Dentinum umbilicatum

Synonyms:

Dentinum umbilicatum (Peck) Pouz.

Hydnum umbilicatum Peck Rep. N.Y. St. Mus. 54: 171. 1901.

I have found this species in the southwest at times under douglas fir on upper northward-facing slopes of mountains in the southwest. It is less bulky and more brittle than its better known cousin, Dentinum repandum.

Contents of this Page

Common Names - Common names listed for many languages

Descriptions - Links to descriptions of this species in many languages

Photographs - Links to photographs of this species on the web

Drawings and Paintings - Links to illustrations of this species on the web

Postage Stamps - Links to postage stamps showing this species on the web

Recipes

Recipes on the Web - Links to recipes for this species on the web (in many languages)

My Own Recipes:

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Common names:

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Catalan:

Czech:

Danish:

Dutch:

English: belly button hedgehog, sweet tooth mushroom

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Turkish:

Descriptions:

Links to descriptions of Dentinum umbilicatum on the web in many languages.

Basque

Catalan

English

The Fungi of California

Finnish

French

German

Italian

Norwegian

Polish

Spanish

Swedish

Photographs:

Links to photographs of Dentinum umbilicatum on the web.

Cornell Center for Fungal Biology (text in English)

Kuznik, Boleslaw

princerupert,com (text in English)

The Fungi of California (text in English)

Drawings and Paintings:

Links to illustrations of Dentinum umbilicatum on the web.

Postage Stamps:

Links to postage stamps depicting Dentinum umbilicatum on the web.

Recipes:

THE MANDATORY DISCLAIMER

On mycophagy:

There is a saying in German that translates roughly as "All mushrooms are edible, but some kinds only once." Put another way, there are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old bold mushroom hunters.

Don't overdo it. Most adverse reactions I have had to wild mushrooms have usually been tied to over-consumption. Most of all, if you aren't absolutely sure what it is, it is generally wiser not to eat it. When in doubt throw it out.

The Mycological Society of San Francisco has a very nice description of hedgehog mushrooms and how to prepare or preserve them.

On storing Dentinum umbilicatum:

Hedgehog mushrooms can be pickled in vinegar or sauteed in butter and frozen. Drying of hedgehog mushrooms is not recommended because they lose their teeth, become fragile and grainy, lose flavor and can become tough.

On cooking Dentinum umbilicatum:

Can be cooked using any recipe for Dentinum repandum.

B.W. Freyburger

Recipes on the Web:

See links to recipes using Dentinum repandum.

Links to recipes using Dentinum umbilicatum appearing on the web.

Czech

English

Breast of Veal with Hedgehog Mushrooms (scroll down)

GUINEA HEN "POT AU FEU"

Hedgehog Gravy (scroll down)

Hedgehogs and Vegetables (scroll down)