7 ways I cooked a giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea)
Fried in butter: 4/10 - the spongey texture just absorbs a lot and just meh
Battered: 5/10 - a step above but still not super amazing, plus spongey
Garlic bread: 5/10 - this just didn’t do it for me, it was missing something
Pizza: 8/10 - used hawthorn ketchup, cheddar, chorizo, and wild carrot seeds - just amazing but the toppings did the heavy lifting, bread is superior but the mushroom hunt was great
Bruschetta: 8/10 - fresh contrast was just 👌
Truffled with garlic prawns: 7.5/10 - worked really nicely. I added some of the tomato on some and that was even better (a good 8.5/10)
Breadcrumbed: 6.5/10 - had with hawthorn ketchup and finally added the crunch contrast but otherwise meh
My conclusion is giant puffballs are not that good 😂 but there are things to make them work and I guess they’re a good low carb option!
