Just like Sienna, you're probably wondering "what in the world is that crazy thing Nicole is holding?!?" We'll I'll tell you. It's a Giant Puffball Mushroom, and I'm super excited that she found it. They're edible, but right now I'm stating a disclaimer that this post is not instructions or a guide, and I'm in no way responsible if it inspires you to eat something dumb that makes you sick. That being said, here are some details. First, you have to cut it in half from top to bottom. It should be solidly dense (kind of like styrofoam) and white all the way though. It's important to do this because if it's yellow or brown it's spoiled and if you can see the shape of a mushroom cap, it might be poisonous. The next thing is to peel off the skin and cut out and bad parts, then cut it up into slices. I also chopped up a bunch of habaneros since I have so many peppers that I don't know what to do with them all. Cooking like this was pretty much pepper spraying my entire house. Nicole cooked it in a more traditional way with just butter and salt. It tasted good like a mild, soft cheese like mozzarella, but warm and not melty. Mine was unnecessarily hot, and if even ate it with the fried pepper bits for good measure. As with everything else, my favorite way that we cooked it was pan fried with parmesan cheese and finished with truffle oil. Truffle oil makes everything better.
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