My introduction to mushrooms created a prejudice that took years to overcome. They were canned. I remember them being spongy, a bit slick and the taste I recall most clearly was salt.
So, for years, I said no to mushrooms in or on anything. Big mistake.
While I’m not one for proselytizing when it comes to food — you like what you like — I hate to think of anyone missing out the way I did just because they’ve never had well-prepared fresh mushrooms.
Anti-mushroom sentiment is a difficult one to overcome. Case in point: As I was buying an