Is there mushroom in your stocking?
Mushrooms. Not the first food that comes to mind when considering the festive season. Alice Cronin reviews an unusual kind of Christmas gift
These fun-guys will certainly add an edge to your traditional Christmas. From mushroom hot chocolate and coffee to mushroom grow kits, this year, why not spoil someone you love with something surprising? Merryhill Mushrooms are a small family business who have had mushrooms at the heart of their business for six generations, and ‘love spreading the love of mushrooms far and wide’.
Why would you ditch your beloved and boring hot chocolate for something containing… vegetables? This hot chocolate contains cordyceps and reishi mushrooms, that claim to both ‘put a pep in your step’, as well as having properties to ‘boost the immune system’ . And what better way to improve your health than by cosying up to your favourite Christmas film with a mug of hot chocolate? As a great lover of chai tea lattes, I really enjoy the festive and fragrant aroma that isn’t entirely dissimilar to the earthy scent of a pine forest!
Strange though it sounds, hot chocolate is not the only hot drink made with mushrooms. Merryhill's 100% ground Arabica coffee containing lion’s mane mushroom extract may contain the health benefits of this mushroom but does not have the taste. Even if you are not a great lover of mushrooms, you can enjoy this coffee and still reap the rewards. Lion’s mane aids brain function and optimised focus, which with caffeine from the coffee, will give you your much needed boost for getting things done!
Have you got a member of your family who is always so awkward to buy for? There’s always one! Perhaps the answer this year might be a mushroom growing kit. These kits are an educational experience for people of all ages, and especially for younger children. There are plenty of kits to choose from, whether you crave a certain kind of mushroom or just enjoy the aesthetics. These include pink oyster, yellow oyster, nameko, white, lion’s mane, chestnut and king oyster mushrooms.
Although not quite so iconic as the humble Brussels sprout or the spicy parsnip when it comes to your festivities, mushrooms might be a way to introduce exciting new flavours into your much-loved classics, as well as making very unusual gifts!
Alice Cronin, Year 12
These fun-guys will certainly add an edge to your traditional Christmas. From mushroom hot chocolate and coffee to mushroom grow kits, this year, why not spoil someone you love with something surprising? Merryhill Mushrooms are a small family business who have had mushrooms at the heart of their business for six generations, and ‘love spreading the love of mushrooms far and wide’.
Why would you ditch your beloved and boring hot chocolate for something containing… vegetables? This hot chocolate contains cordyceps and reishi mushrooms, that claim to both ‘put a pep in your step’, as well as having properties to ‘boost the immune system’ . And what better way to improve your health than by cosying up to your favourite Christmas film with a mug of hot chocolate? As a great lover of chai tea lattes, I really enjoy the festive and fragrant aroma that isn’t entirely dissimilar to the earthy scent of a pine forest!
Strange though it sounds, hot chocolate is not the only hot drink made with mushrooms. Merryhill's 100% ground Arabica coffee containing lion’s mane mushroom extract may contain the health benefits of this mushroom but does not have the taste. Even if you are not a great lover of mushrooms, you can enjoy this coffee and still reap the rewards. Lion’s mane aids brain function and optimised focus, which with caffeine from the coffee, will give you your much needed boost for getting things done!
Have you got a member of your family who is always so awkward to buy for? There’s always one! Perhaps the answer this year might be a mushroom growing kit. These kits are an educational experience for people of all ages, and especially for younger children. There are plenty of kits to choose from, whether you crave a certain kind of mushroom or just enjoy the aesthetics. These include pink oyster, yellow oyster, nameko, white, lion’s mane, chestnut and king oyster mushrooms.
Although not quite so iconic as the humble Brussels sprout or the spicy parsnip when it comes to your festivities, mushrooms might be a way to introduce exciting new flavours into your much-loved classics, as well as making very unusual gifts!
Alice Cronin, Year 12