mushrooms and other fungi

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Permalink Reply by David on January 17, 2010 at 3:55pm

Most people concider mushrooms to be kosher....as I do, but there are some that consider this plant to be on the "not to be eaten" list.

Permalink Reply by Ally Kale on January 20, 2010 at 1:11pm

Hi David,

This is something that I wish I could come to a clear conviction about. I have been concerned about this one (mushrooms) for some time. I have decided to refrain from eating them until I have a firm conviction that they are permissable. I guess for me, it's a case of 'erring on the side of caution.'

Blessings,
Ally



David said:

Most people concider mushrooms to be kosher....as I do, but there are some that consider this plant to be on the "not to be eaten" list.

Permalink Reply by David on January 20, 2010 at 5:58pm

Hey Ally, I looked into this idea of mushrooms and other fungi as food. I looked into this idea of a "seed". Even though mushrooms and some other plants do not have what we would consider conventional seed, it does produce offspring. Spores are seeds, just very small, so until some one convinces me that the Torah says "do not eat mushrooms" I will eat them because they do have seeds although most certainly a unique one, (from most plants), but are plants and they do produce "seed" (in a biblical sense).

Also the thought occurred to me as I researched this subject so that I may be convinced. What about yeast....it is a plant....we eat it and it is a fungi.

As I see it....it is not an error, that one needs to be cautious about.

dave

Permalink Reply by Ally Kale on January 20, 2010 at 7:50pm

Thank you for this Dave. I will definately consider what you have said here...good point about the yeast...hmmm

David said:

Hey Ally, I looked into this idea of mushrooms and other fungi as food. I looked into this idea of a "seed". Even though mushrooms and some other plants do not have what we would consider conventional seed, it does produce offspring. Spores are seeds, just very small, so until some one convinces me that the Torah says "do not eat mushrooms" I will eat them because they do have seeds although most certainly a unique one, (from most plants), but are plants and they do produce "seed" (in a biblical sense).

Also the thought occurred to me as I researched this subject so that I may be convinced. What about yeast....it is a plant....we eat it and it is a fungi.

As I see it....it is not an error, that one needs to be cautious about.

dave