Woman finds 11-pound mushroom, feeds family for week

A woman found a huge 11lb mushroom while out walking – and took it home to eat for a week.

Alissimon Minnitt, 27, was with her dad near North Marston, Bucks., when they spotted a large white object across a field.

Assuming someone had fly-tipped, Alissimon initially thought it was a fridge or plastic waste.

But, after touching it to confirm, she realized it was in fact a large puffball mushroom – which weighed a whopping 11 pounds.

Alissimon carried it to her parents’ home where she was staying for the week – and the mushroom fed her and her parents for the remainder of her stay.

Alissimon, a musician based in Chesham, Bucks., said: “I was so shocked when I realized it was a mushroom.

“It honestly was about twice the size of my head.

“It was a freaky coincidence as well because my dad and I were just talking about another mushroom we’d found in the area seven years ago while on our walk.

“And then there was just another massive one right there!”

The family made four different dishes with the mushroom, including a mushroom-base pizza and a mushroom ‘roast’, which Alissimon froze and took home with her.

Alissimon said: “I was surprised by how much we were able to get out of it. The mushroom roast my mum made was so good so I took some of it home frozen.

“It’s continued to keep me fed for a further month, though I’ll only have it a couple times a week.”