LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2020

FLAVOURS

Pulled Mushroom Sandwiches Recipe on page 139

When buying, look for mushrooms without breaks, dark tinges or spots.

Meatless comforts

Mushrooms are springing up like, well, mushrooms, this time of year— and they do a hearty, tasty job of replacing meat in comfort-food classics.

BY Victoria Walsh | photography by vince noguchi

Bloomy, ruffled mushrooms have enchanting associations from fairy-tale toadstools to their fascinating growing process and mycelium colonies—and even to their purported medicinal qualities. With their interesting shapes and textures and types offering a range of flavours, it’s easy to see why many varieties have become more readily available in the last decade. Hearty and rich with umami flavour, mushrooms are getting extra attention for being the ultimate meat replacement.

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FOOD & DRINK AUTUMN 2020