The Poisonous Mushroom Finnish People Love to Eat

The Poisonous Mushroom Finnish People Love to Eat

False morel mushrooms are poisonous and potentially lethal if not prepared properly. Still, people in Finland love to eat them. Why? It comes down to taste, of course. And these nutty mushrooms are insanely delicious. We go foraging in the forest for false morels with chef Kim Mikkola. Then he prepares them for us back at his Michelin-starred restaurant in Helsinki. The process is painstaking. But it must be followed so people can safely enjoy this traditional delicacy.

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50 Comments

  1. Uh She Up on July 30, 2020 at 8:10 pm

    Whattt??? Its Ear mushroom right??? I often eat it on Chinese dish.. i dont know its poisonous.. btw its common too in asia alot of people like it

  2. UnclePutte on July 30, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    It’s a nice idea to preserve the tradition for the younger people, who unfortunately aren’t likely to ever be able to afford it at this rate.

  3. vbdao on July 30, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    I had a frittata made with these gyromitra in California. They we’re very delicious. I wouldn’t recommend any average joe off the street forage, prepare, and eat a wild mushroom; but in the hands of someone knowledgable, it feels quite safe.

  4. Soham Pathak on July 30, 2020 at 8:15 pm

    Mushroom : Is poisonous
    Finland : I will Finnish eating you.

  5. binary glitch on July 30, 2020 at 8:16 pm

    I thought it says the mushroom finished people’s love to eat

  6. Overly Fatman on July 30, 2020 at 8:18 pm

    Yolo right

  7. Bread OωO on July 30, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    Delicious Last meal to Finnish your life

  8. GPlumbob on July 30, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    Sweden has surströmming, Iceland has hákarl, and Finland has poisonous mushrooms

  9. Spaztix on July 30, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    The Cyanide Tablets Suicidal People Love to Eat

  10. Hello • 16 years ago on July 30, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    Yes I do love my typical forest mushroom flavor in my food

  11. My two cents on July 30, 2020 at 8:22 pm

    Death caps are delicious too. But only once.

  12. ice hockey 52 on July 30, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    I live in finland

  13. XOX_Snowyyy on July 30, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    they look like poop when they are raw ;-;

  14. ridwan wase on July 30, 2020 at 8:24 pm

    Do Finnish people want to finish themselves by eating this mushroom?

  15. Smiley the duck on July 30, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    This should be named "The Poisonous Mushroom Finnish People Love to Finish"

  16. JaimeDraws on July 30, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    Other people: Noo you aren’t supposed to eat poison mushrooms, it’s dangerous!

    Finland: haha mushrooms go crunch crunch

  17. Spencer Satchell on July 30, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    Holy shit You are really cute.

  18. OMEGALUL CLAP on July 30, 2020 at 8:28 pm

    Poison food : *Exist*

    Human : Finally, some good fucking food

  19. Conner Monsjou on July 30, 2020 at 8:28 pm

    Ill sell my poop and it’ll be a delicacy 200 years later

  20. MR Tuntsa on July 30, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    Oh fuck so we are made of a iron after all

  21. Ryan Waasdorp on July 30, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    I love how the Finnish dude spoke fluent English.

  22. Susan Ananda on July 30, 2020 at 8:31 pm

    Not all vegetarian dish is safe!

  23. Angiix08 on July 30, 2020 at 8:33 pm

    i may love food but do i wanna risk my life for it?

  24. Keenzmo on July 30, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    Aboslute mad lads

  25. Brutal Noodle on July 30, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    They are definitely not illegal in Sweden.

  26. I I on July 30, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    not really
    i once poisoned my step-father with mushrooms. mom never let me touch mushrooms after that incident.

  27. Pilvi Knuuttila on July 30, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    I am from Helsinki, Finland

  28. grundaren on July 30, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    It’s just illegal to sell them in Sweden, since they´re poisonous. And are still poisonous after cooking, lots of times, just less so. So, yeah.

  29. Pandan Leaf on July 30, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    They shout perkele on mushrooms to remove the poison even bears afraid of it

  30. Yummy on July 30, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    A neurotoxin that goes into the liver? Correct me if im wrong but isnt neurotoxicity related to the brain and nerves?

  31. Jan Keller on July 30, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    Eritäin hyvä makku! Very delicious!
    It is along time ago I have eaten them, because I am always at the wrong time in Finland!
    Korvasieni!!!!
    Greetings from Germany
    Paljon terveisiä saksasta
    From Jan Elch(Hirvi!)

  32. king james488 on July 30, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    I’mm eat your poison muchrum with my enormous muchrum cawk!!!

  33. VIPMOD BRASIL on July 30, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    1:20 well, it can taste good but it looks like someone took a dump in that plate

  34. UsingMed GT on July 30, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    UIJUI PERKELE SUOMI VIDEO

  35. Nathaniel G on July 30, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    How did they know to cook it like that? Must have been lots of trial and error lol

  36. Rozni Yusof on July 30, 2020 at 8:56 pm

    It goes really well with Japanese blowfish

  37. hugh mungus on July 30, 2020 at 8:57 pm

    This is the real death sandwich meatball

  38. Putul Sahani on July 30, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    Why

  39. BreeStake Bobba on July 30, 2020 at 9:00 pm

    Finland: *this is some serious gourmet shit*

  40. Random dude on July 30, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    Japan: Poisonous Pufferfish
    Finland: Poisonous Mushroom

  41. Jervis Pogi on July 30, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    Youll become infected like the clickers and the rat king in the last of us 2

  42. Onigiree on July 30, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    Having grown up in the middle east, I adore the lush greenery of Finland. 🙂

  43. Yoshida Saki on July 30, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    Japan: eat dangerous fish
    Finns: eat dangerous mushrooms

    Chinese: chao ni ma! China was numba wan! We shuld have dangelous food too! **Create dangerous bat**

  44. Sheng Tai Ming on July 30, 2020 at 9:02 pm

    False Morel.

  45. Christina Argentum on July 30, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    Mortal Shrooms : *_FINNISH THEM!!_*

  46. Oh Shit on July 30, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    *Eats mushroom*
    *Feels Dizzy*
    Me: I’m Finnished

  47. Наталья Дружинина on July 30, 2020 at 9:05 pm

    Вряд ли меня поймут иностранцы, но очень хочется прокомментировать данный ролик. Строчки и сморчки нужно варить, меняя воду, в которой они варятся, не менее трёх раз. Потом промыть и обжарить на сливочном или на растительном масле вместе с луком. Вот тогда действительно будет вкусно и безвредно.

  48. Mamata Pandey on July 30, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    that kinda looks like animal poop.

  49. Raz za on July 30, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    They’re also great in a creamy soup

  50. Loveless Sevensins on July 30, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    I’ll eat it to disguise my yearning for death with gourmet excuses

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