mushroom caps
Edible spore canopies
Mushroom caps are the rounded, umbrella-shaped tops of mushrooms, distinguished from the stem.
In cooking, caps are often stuffed, sautéed, or grilled: She filled the mushroom caps with herbed breadcrumbs.
The cap houses the gills or pores that release spores.
Large portobello caps serve as vegetarian burger substitutes.
- gill slitsRespiratory openings in fish
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- toadstoolsInedible umbrella-capped fungi
- portobelloFull-grown cremini mushroom
- shiitakeEast Asian edible mushroom
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