After the dinner made a splash in China and was written up by a food blogger, the US treasury secretary was asked about her “mushroom experience”.
Now, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is saying that yes, she ate mushrooms that might have had hallucinogenic properties - but she didn’t actually get high from them.
Domnauer notes that while Americans and other westerners might prize such a mushroom because of its psychedelic qualities, the locals value it for its flavour - which he describes as umami-laden and porcini-like, albeit a bit less nutty.“There’s a difference in cultural attitude about the psychoactive effect - it’s like the food itself is more important than this property,” he says.
And indeed, she said, “all of us enjoyed the mushrooms, the restaurant, and none of us felt any ill effects.”Domnauer recently visited Yunnan to collect samples, and he, too, dined on the local delicacy at a hot pot restaurant. There, the staff set out a timer and instructed diners to cook the mushrooms in the boiling liquid for at least 15 minutes before eating it, he said, adding that nobody experienced any hallucinations.
Analysis has not turned up psilocybin, which is the stuff commonly found in most “magic mushrooms” that makes them a popular recreational drug.
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