Why do the gills have to be removed from portobella mushrooms? I tried to remove the gills from some today, and I ended up breaking apart all the mushrooms and I had to throw them away. This made me sad.
I’ve never removed the gills. I like them.
- First of all, they’re tasty like… well, mushroom.
- Second, they really sponge up the marinade.
Removing the gills is likely one of those things insisted upon by people who refuse to wash mushrooms but rather just dust them & end up eating pasteurized cow poop confusing literally every rung of the food chain.
I hate people like that.
I also hate people who unnecessarily insert the word “literally”. (Do what I say, not what I do.)
So, leave the gills and enjoy the mushrooms completely.
Also, wash off the poop.