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I've never seen chicken of the woods this large (Original Post) Figarosmom Mar 19 OP
Very tasty video. It's fun to watch experts preparing food. erronis Mar 19 #1
They are my favorite Figarosmom Mar 19 #2
I'll be looking for this... 2naSalit Mar 19 #3
Hen of the Woods grows in our yard every year. Not as tasty as C.O,T.W. but still a treat. 3Hotdogs Mar 19 #4
I love hen of the woods and do find it once in a while Figarosmom Mar 20 #6
Me too.😊 Figarosmom Mar 19 #5

erronis

(23,825 posts)
1. Very tasty video. It's fun to watch experts preparing food.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:27 PM
Mar 19

When I read the title I was thinking of a restaurant in Vermont, "Chicken of the Woods" (Waterbury, Burlington)

Here's the Wikipedia article on this fabulous mushroom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laetiporus

Figarosmom

(11,912 posts)
2. They are my favorite
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:53 PM
Mar 19

But at the mushroom store it's just pieces. Never anything that size.

3Hotdogs

(15,349 posts)
4. Hen of the Woods grows in our yard every year. Not as tasty as C.O,T.W. but still a treat.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 11:57 PM
Mar 19

Then or course, there is Lions Mane that we find on hikes in N.j. ---- and the occasional Morel.

Figarosmom

(11,912 posts)
6. I love hen of the woods and do find it once in a while
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
Mar 20

when foraging. Lions mane is another of my favorites too. I was thinking if getting one of those kits for lions mane and maitakes.( hen of the woods).

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