A Canadian man has found a 26-kilogram edible
mushroom.
Christian Therrien, from Sparwood in British Columbia,
found the puffball mushroom when he was foraging in a field with
his son.
Normally he cooks the puffball variety like a steak,
with a bit of butter.
But considering its size, he says he's returned it to
the field in the hope its spores will spread for next season.
"The grass is probably three and a half feet tall and
you don't see them off the road with something like this, you have
to walk in," he said.
"And all of a sudden I stumble on it and my eyes flick
and I kind of scream to my son, 'Holy S that thing is huge!'"
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