Tag: mushrooms

As Athletic as a Yak

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

As Athletic as a Yak

According to legend, Amanita muscaria – the fly agaric mushroom – has incredible strengthening properties. Might athletes gain an advantage from consuming fungi?

Andrzej Kula

The Book of Generation

Art + Stories

Experiences, Fiction

The Book of Generation

Our biologist-reporter observes a story similar to the Judeo-Christian account of creation, but featuring soil, plants and fungi instead.

Secrets of Nature (Summer 2019)

World + People

Science

Secrets of Nature (Summer 2019)

Our resident ethnobiologist explores the secrets and treasures of Poland’s meadows and forests, including saskatoon, lindenflower, and Himalayan balsam.

Łukasz Łuczaj

A Cap and a Stem

Soul + Body

Good Food

A Cap and a Stem

The versatility and rich flavour of mushrooms makes them an excellent cooking ingredient. It’s hardly surprising that mushroom-picking is an essential part of traditional Slavic culture.

Monika Kucia