Mushrooms for the Chef???

I will try it and let everyone know. Won't need to worry about the puppies, will be very open about it when I go aboard ship. Will also discuss with Chef before.

 

Now the large problem: Finding the darned things!

Chengkp75 gave the definitive answer. Trust him, he knows what he is talking about and is one of the most knowledgeable posters on CC. He knows ships inside and out as well as maritime regs since he is a chief engineer having worked on ships and is working as we speak.

I can imagine only threee possible results from this endeavour:

Option 1 - you pick mushrooms that look like the ones they alredy have on ship, they cook them, they taste the same as the ones on ship.

Option 2 - you pick mushrooms that look completely different to normal and the chef (quite rightly) refuses to paticipate in you possibly poisoning yourself.

Option 3 - you pick mushrooms that look like normal ones, they cook them and they nevertheless turn out to be dodgy enough to send you doolally or even finish you off. Chef jailed, massive law suit by your family blaming the line for pandering to your desire.

With any of these options, it's hardly worth wasting valuable shore time looking for funghi.

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Find a local guide on line ahead of your cruise for the port you want to go foraging in. Find one who specialises in fungi, or who is willing to let you take your finds to his house and cook them up. Make sure you get back on board in time.

Be nice or leave [emoji3]

There will be no reason to be upset. It is just an interesting adventure, that is all.

 

If they will not let me on with them I am sure there will be someone around the dock that would be happy to take them off my hands!

The dogs, if there are any, sniff when you leave the ship, not when you return. In any event, I doubt they have been trained to sniff for mushrooms.

My guess is that you will be able to bring the mushroom,s onto the ship, will not be able to have them prepared in the galley and will end up either eating them raw in your cabin or throwing them out,

You are most welcome.

Thank you for your valued and intelligent contribution to the thread.

 

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The dogs, if there are any, sniff when you leave the ship, not when you return. In any event, I doubt they have been trained to sniff for mushrooms.

 

My guess is that you will be able to bring the mushroom,s onto the ship, will not be able to have them prepared in the galley and will end up either eating them raw in your cabin or throwing them out,

Wrong on both points, the dogs will be there on both ends of the ship but more likely when you get on the ship because they don't want you bringing stuff onto the ship to go to the next port. Also, as a former commanding officer of a K=9 unit who has attended many training sessions with other jurisdictions, they are trained for mushrooms and many things.

I am glad I initiated this post, it is fun to read all of the posts. Sounds like it will be a source of interesting conversations aboard ship also. (Kind of like snorkeling in Ketchikan.)

To an avid mushroom hunter/hiker it will not be a waste of time even if we find nothing. Besides, this will be our second (and third...B2B) Alaska cruise.

dkjretired: Not that kind of mushrooms! I would really like to have one trained for morels (or truffles). Now that is what I call a companion animal!

I am glad I initiated this post, it is fun to read all of the posts. Sounds like it will be a source of interesting conversations aboard ship also. (Kind of like snorkeling in Ketchikan.)

 

To an avid mushroom hunter/hiker it will not be a waste of time even if we find nothing. Besides, this will be our second (and third...B2B) Alaska cruise.

 

dkjretired: Not that kind of mushrooms! I would really like to have one trained for morels (or truffles). Now that is what I call a companion animal!

Just buy a portable BBQ while ashore and cook them yourselves on land - problem solved ;).

Whether or not the chef would prepare the mushrooms may not be the question. I'd be surprised if you would even be allowed to bring them on the ship. Typically fresh vegetables, fruits, and flowers can't be brought on or off the ship due to pest concerns. Norwegian (as well as every other line) specifically bans bringing unsealed food items on the ship. Good luck, but I wouldn't spend the time and effort collecting anything that you'd be upset about them not allowing you to bring on the ship.

 

 

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Even sealed items can be a problem. Without thinking, I bought a sealed gourmet sausage in one of the Scandinavian ports and had it confiscated when I returned to the ship.

Whilst hunting for mushrooms would be the last thing on my agenda when visiting Alaska I can sense passion on a post!

Why involve the ship? Why not contact one of the many restaurants in the port you are visiting and liaise with them. There are so many restaurants now that focus on local produce and foraging surely you can find one....They may even be able to advise you where best to hunt. Hunt in the morning (isn't that the best time?) then get the restaurant to serve up your delicacy as part of a lunchtime menu for you!

Problem solved!