In this recipe, we used Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus Murill) as the star of a Vietnamese Bahn mi. Bahn mi is a French-inspired sandwich made of baguette-style bread usually with pickled carrot and daikon radish, mayonnaise, and meat, tofu, or seafood. As a wild garnish, we used dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). For more information about Chicken of the woods check our Chicken of the woods nuggets recipe.
Category: Chicken of the woods
Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus Murill) is a mushroom resembling chicken as its name suggests. This mushroom comes out in spring and with its distinctive look is virtually impossible to mix up with any other mushroom. It grows on dying or dead trees. Nuggets made of this mushroom are very hard to distinguish from real chicken! The mushroom should be harvested when young before the bottom side developed many pores. If the mushroom is too old the taste can become acidic and the structure too hard. At that stage, the mushroom can still be used to dry out and grind