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[[File:Thaldir Illyrio Mopatis mushrooms.jpg|In [[Pentos]] [[Illyrio]] served [[Tyrion Lannister]] a dish of mushrooms kissed with garlic and bathed in butter - art by Tiziano Baracchi. © Fantasy Flight Games|thumb|right|400px]]
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[[File:Thaldir Illyrio Mopatis mushrooms.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] serves [[Tyrion Lannister]] a dish of mushrooms with garlic and butter, by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
'''Mushrooms''' are similar to our world’s [[w:mushroom|mushrooms]]. As in our world some varieties are edible while others are extremely poisonous. Mushrooms are used in various food dishes in [[Westeros]] and [[Essos]].
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A '''mushroom''' or a '''toadstool''' is a [[fungi|fungus]] similar to real world [[w:mushroom|mushrooms]]. Some varieties are edible while others are [[poison]]ous.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}
==Death by mushroom==
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Magister [[Ordello]] was poisoned by a mushroom. It is said that pain is not so much. Only some cramping in the gut and a sudden ache behind the eyes, and then it is done.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}
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==Uses==
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Mushrooms are said to spring up after rainfall.{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}{{ref|ACOK|60}} Mushrooms are used in various food dishes in [[Westeros]] and [[Essos]].{{ref|ACOK|52}}{{ref|ADWD|1}}
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Toxic mushrooms can be used as a [[poison]]. They are not said to be particularly painful, only causing some cramping in the gut and a sudden ache behind the eyes, but they kill quickly.{{ref|ADWD|1}} [[Greycap]] is a poison made from toadstool.{{ref|ASOS|66}}
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==History==
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According to legend, the son of an [[Andal]] king was cooked by the [[Rat Cook]] into a pie with onions, carrots, mushrooms, pepper, salt, bacon, and [[wine]]. The pie was then served to the king.{{ref|ASOS|56}}
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Capons stuffed with onions, herbs, mushrooms, and roasted chestnuts were served at the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]].{{ref|TMK}}
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[[Ordello]], a [[magister]] of [[Pentos]], was [[poison]]ed by a mushroom.{{ref|ADWD|1}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Fat mushrooms are among the foods served at the [[crossroads inn]].{{ref|AGOT|28}}
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==''A Clash of Kings''==
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Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] recalls that the boar which had killed her husband, King [[Robert I Baratheon]], was served at his funeral feast after being cooked in apples and mushrooms.{{ref|ACOK|3}}
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[[Yoren]] cooks a rabbit with mushrooms and wild onions.{{ref|ACOK|9}} [[Salladhor Saan]] enjoys roasted gull stuffed with mushrooms, fennel, and onions.{{ref|ACOK|10}} Venison pies stuffed with with carrots, bacon, and mushrooms are served at the [[harvest feast]] in [[Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|21}} Capons stuffed with onions and mushrooms are served at [[Melee at Bitterbridge|Bitterbridge]].{{ref|ACOK|22}} A supper sponsored by Cersei includes roast swan stuffed with mushrooms and oysters.{{ref|ACOK|54}}
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[[Jon Snow]] sees mushrooms covered in ice in the [[haunted forest]],{{ref|ACOK|23}} and [[Catelyn Stark]] spots pale grey mushrooms near [[Storm's End]].{{ref|ACOK|31}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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A broth of mushrooms and leeks is served to the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] at the [[Red Keep]],{{ref|ASOS|6}} and a creamy soup of mushrooms and buttered snails is the first dish at the [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]] of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|60}} Mushrooms are among the plain food served by [[Ravella Smallwood]] to the [[brotherhood without banners]].{{ref|ASOS|22}}
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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Venison stuffed with leeks and mushrooms are served at [[Darry]].{{ref|AFFC|30}} While imprisoned at [[Sunspear]], [[Arianne Martell]] eats grape leaves stuffed with a mélange of raisins, onions, mushrooms, and [[dragon pepper]]s.{{ref|ADWD|40}} Mushroom soup is part of the feast prepared at the [[Gates of the Moon]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}
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Disguised as Cat of the Canals, [[Arya Stark]] helps Umma cook by chopping big white mushrooms.{{ref|AFFC|34}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While in [[Illyrio's manse]] [[Tyrion Lannister]] picks [[Tyrion's mushrooms|seven poisonous mushrooms]] from the garden and stores them in one of his boots.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}
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While in [[Illyrio's manse]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] picks [[Tyrion's mushrooms|seven poisonous mushrooms]] from the garden and stores them in one of his boots. [[Illyrio Mopatis]] then serves Tyrion a dish of mushrooms kissed with garlic and bathed in butter, telling Tyrion the taste is exquisite. Tyrion grows suspicious, thinking they are poisonous although in reality they are not. Even after witnessing the [[magister]] eat a mushroom, Tyrion helps himself to heron and herring instead.{{Ref|aDwD|1}}
  
Later on Illyrio serves Tyrion a dish of mushrooms kissed with garlic and bathed in butter. He tells Tyrion the taste is exquisite. Tyrion grows suspicious, thinking they are poisonous although in reality they are not. Illyrio uses Tyrion's suspicions to his advantage to convince him to travel to [[Daenerys Targaryen]].  Tyrion tells him he has no wish to die, but can't think of anything he has left to live for. Illyrio tells him he has "nothing", but they can change that. He then plucks a mushroom and eats it, declaring it delicious.{{Ref|aDwD|1}}
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[[Bran Stark]] sees grey mushrooms spotting from the [[three-eyed crow]]'s brow and cheeks.{{ref|aDwD|13}} Bran notes that a hundred kinds of mushrooms grow [[cave of the three-eyed crow|under the hill]].{{Ref|aDwD|34}}
  
Grey mushrooms spot from the [[Three-eyed crow]]'s brow and cheeks.{{ref|aDwD|13}} Bran notes that [[cave of the three-eyed crow|Under the hill]] a hundred kinds of mushrooms grow.{{Ref|aDwD|34}}
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Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] serves three great pork pies, the ingredients of which include mushrooms, at the wedding feast of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] and "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]" at Winterfell.{{ref|ADWD|37}}
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Ser [[Boros Blount]] tastes every dish served to King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], including mushrooms.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Better a mushroom than a sword through your neck, is it not so? Why die with the taste of blood in your mouth when it could be butter and garlic? {{Ref|aDwD|1}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]], to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
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{{Quote|[[Cersei Lannister|My sister]] has mistaken me for a mushroom. She keeps me in the dark and feeds me shit.{{Ref|aSoS|4}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Bronn]]}}
  
{{Quote|My sister has mistaken me for a mushroom.  She keeps me in the dark and feeds me shit.{{Ref|aSoS|4}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Bronn]], while he is lying incapacitated after the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]}}
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{{Quote|Better a mushroom than a sword through your neck, is it not so? Why die with the taste of blood in your mouth when it could be butter and garlic?{{Ref|aDwD|1}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 24 February 2020

Illyrio Mopatis serves Tyrion Lannister a dish of mushrooms with garlic and butter, by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games

A mushroom or a toadstool is a fungus similar to real world mushrooms. Some varieties are edible while others are poisonous.[1]

Uses

Mushrooms are said to spring up after rainfall.[2][3] Mushrooms are used in various food dishes in Westeros and Essos.[4][1]

Toxic mushrooms can be used as a poison. They are not said to be particularly painful, only causing some cramping in the gut and a sudden ache behind the eyes, but they kill quickly.[1] Greycap is a poison made from toadstool.[5]

History

According to legend, the son of an Andal king was cooked by the Rat Cook into a pie with onions, carrots, mushrooms, pepper, salt, bacon, and wine. The pie was then served to the king.[6]

Capons stuffed with onions, herbs, mushrooms, and roasted chestnuts were served at the wedding tourney at Whitewalls.[7]

Ordello, a magister of Pentos, was poisoned by a mushroom.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Fat mushrooms are among the foods served at the crossroads inn.[8]

A Clash of Kings

Queen Cersei Lannister recalls that the boar which had killed her husband, King Robert I Baratheon, was served at his funeral feast after being cooked in apples and mushrooms.[9]

Yoren cooks a rabbit with mushrooms and wild onions.[10] Salladhor Saan enjoys roasted gull stuffed with mushrooms, fennel, and onions.[11] Venison pies stuffed with with carrots, bacon, and mushrooms are served at the harvest feast in Winterfell.[12] Capons stuffed with onions and mushrooms are served at Bitterbridge.[13] A supper sponsored by Cersei includes roast swan stuffed with mushrooms and oysters.[14]

Jon Snow sees mushrooms covered in ice in the haunted forest,[15] and Catelyn Stark spots pale grey mushrooms near Storm's End.[16]

A Storm of Swords

A broth of mushrooms and leeks is served to the Tyrells at the Red Keep,[17] and a creamy soup of mushrooms and buttered snails is the first dish at the royal wedding of King Joffrey I Baratheon.[18] Mushrooms are among the plain food served by Ravella Smallwood to the brotherhood without banners.[19]

A Feast for Crows

Venison stuffed with leeks and mushrooms are served at Darry.[20] While imprisoned at Sunspear, Arianne Martell eats grape leaves stuffed with a mélange of raisins, onions, mushrooms, and dragon peppers.[21] Mushroom soup is part of the feast prepared at the Gates of the Moon.[22]

Disguised as Cat of the Canals, Arya Stark helps Umma cook by chopping big white mushrooms.[23]

A Dance with Dragons

While in Illyrio's manse, Tyrion Lannister picks seven poisonous mushrooms from the garden and stores them in one of his boots. Illyrio Mopatis then serves Tyrion a dish of mushrooms kissed with garlic and bathed in butter, telling Tyrion the taste is exquisite. Tyrion grows suspicious, thinking they are poisonous although in reality they are not. Even after witnessing the magister eat a mushroom, Tyrion helps himself to heron and herring instead.[1]

Bran Stark sees grey mushrooms spotting from the three-eyed crow's brow and cheeks.[24] Bran notes that a hundred kinds of mushrooms grow under the hill.[25]

Lord Wyman Manderly serves three great pork pies, the ingredients of which include mushrooms, at the wedding feast of Ramsay Bolton and "Arya Stark" at Winterfell.[26]

Ser Boros Blount tastes every dish served to King Tommen I Baratheon, including mushrooms.[27]

Quotes

My sister has mistaken me for a mushroom. She keeps me in the dark and feeds me shit.[28]

Better a mushroom than a sword through your neck, is it not so? Why die with the taste of blood in your mouth when it could be butter and garlic?[1]

References