Bael fruit; a close relative of the citrus. The fruit is about the size of, and has the appearance of a greyish-yellow orange with a thin woody rind. The floury pulp is pale orange in colour and has numerous seeds. Dried slices are soaked and boiled and the resulting liquid sweetened and drunk. Used for medicinal purposes.
King trumpet mushroom. It may be eaten either fresh or dried, roasted or baked but the flavour is not highly regarded and the flesh is chewy.
Judas's ear fungus, often found dried. Dried or fresh they should not be fried, as they explode, but stewed with other ingredients.
Oysters that have been farmed may sometimes be misshapen, more long and thin and uniform in width than the classic fan shape of the rock oyster. These are sometimes called banana oysters (in France oreilles de lapin) and should be avoided. They are used commercially in prepared stews and soups in the United States.
St George's mushroom. A small white or cream mushroom that appears in parts of Europe around St George's Day on 23rd April.
