Violinist
Hat (diameter 6-28 cm): usually white, with a slight pubescence, fleshy, dense. Over time, it changes from convex to almost flat, and then funnel-shaped. The edges of young mushrooms are bent, and in adults, wavy.
Leg (height 4-10 cm): white, strong and dense.
Records: narrow and rare, do not differ in color from the legs and hats.
Pulp: dense and white, with caustic and whitish milky juice, very fragile. The taste is very spicy due to milky juice, it has a pleasant smell.
Doubles: pepper breast (Lactarius piperatus), however, the violinist has rarer plates.
When growing: from mid-July to the end of September in temperate countries of the Eurasian continent.
Where can I find: the violinist is found in coniferous and deciduous forests, most often on moss litter and in the vicinity of birches.
Eating: excellent and suitable for salting mushroom subject to preliminary soaking for several days and changing the water.
Application in traditional medicine: not applicable.
Other names: felt breast, dried bread, violin, milk scrape, violin, aspen violin.
