01-30-2009, 02:16 PM
um, mushrooms are a fungus really, and not a parasite per se. some sorts probably could be considered parasites (like the ones that only grow on trees) but these are usually not the ones sold in stores to eat. The ones you would buy are grown in boxes or in trays, in dirt, like little plants. to have a revulsion to them simply for them being a fungus is silly. Now if you didn't like them because of the taste or the texture, I would be a little more understanding.