{"id":3451,"date":"2024-08-21T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3451"},"modified":"2022-02-19T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T14:18:36","slug":"the-mushroom-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/the-mushroom-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mushroom Feast by Jane Grigson &#8211; review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\">Jane Grigson is the author of The Mushroom Feast and is one of Britain\u2019s most celebrated food writers. Her untimely death in 1990 left a big gap in food journalism. Her legacy is a list of amazing books and daughter Sophie who has taken up the baton of culinary education in fine fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-element body\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/mushroom%20feast.jpg\" alt=\"The Mushroom Feast\" width=\"290\" height=\"448\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Mushroom Feast was originally published in 1975 but perhaps it\u2019s more pertinent today than when it first graced bookshop shelves. The only mushrooms readily available in the 70\u2019s were the cultivated, round and regular sorts found in supermarkets. Things have moved apace in the fungi world and now there is an amazing variety of mushrooms in greengrocery aisles all over the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Jane was lucky to live in France for many years and was able to take advantage of local know-how when it came to such passtimes as wine making and mushroom hunting. France has a long tradition of wild mushroom collecting and chemists run a \u201cspot the deadly mushroom\u201d service. Not sure what kind of advice you would get from Boots on the high street but it\u2019s likely to be \u201cthink you want Waitrose mate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Eating your own freshly collected mushrooms isn\u2019t as chancy as you might think. There are relatively few that will kill you outright but there are a number that will give you a nasty tummy upset and you wouldn\u2019t want that. Best thing is to collect with an expert&#8230; or a doctor. I\u2019ll stick to shop-bought.<\/p>\n<h4>Our love of the Shiitake<\/h4>\n<p>There isn\u2019t much you can do with a mushroom that you won\u2019t find in this volume. Jane was as thorough in her research for The Mushroom Feast as she was for her other books. She starts with Preserved Mushrooms and progresses through main dishes to mushrooms as side dishes for fish, poultry and meat. There is a chapter on Japanese and Chinese use of mushrooms which hints at our contemporary love of the Shiitake.<\/p>\n<p>The recipes have a French bias as you would expect but there are nods to other culinary traditions as well. Smoked Haddock Kulebiaka is a pie of fish, rice and mushrooms and is a winner for a smart lunch. Jane also offers a salmon version with which I am more familiar and I believe is more authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Mushroom Ketchup is a condiment appreciated by the English since the days of Mrs. Beeton. This sauce imparts an almost meaty quality to dishes. It\u2019s rich and flavourful and worth the effort of making yourself and especially if you have a supply of cheap or free mushrooms. No need to use the exotic varieties, the common ones will work.<\/p>\n<p>I was bound to enjoy The Mushroom Feast. It\u2019s a book for those who love to cook but you don\u2019t have to be an expert. Jane\u2019s recipes suit a range of proficiency and taste and will also be enjoyed by any serious cookbook collector.<\/p>\n<p>The Mushroom Feast<br \/>\nAuthor: Jane Grigson<br \/>\nPublished by: Grub Street<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a312.99<br \/>\nISBN 1-904943-89-6<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/tag\/jane-grigson\/\"><strong>See more books by Jane Grigson here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cookbook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane Grigson is the author of The Mushroom Feast and is one of Britain\u2019s most celebrated food writers. Her untimely death in 1990 left a big gap in food journalism. 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