TRADITIONAL USE OF MUSHROOMS IN THE DIET OF POPULATION OF NAŠICE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

U prirodi ima oko milijun i pol vrsta gljiva, a opisano ih je oko 70 000. Čovjek je gljive od najranijih vremena upotrebljavao kao hranu, lijek, ali i kao otrov. Danas se upotrebljavaju u gastronomiji jer je gljiva mesnato plodno tijelo, ali i zbog toga jer se smatraju kao jedne od najzdravijih namirnica. Gljive mogu utjecati na zdravlje ljudi zbog raznih štetnih čimbenika u okolini. Provedbom ankete na podrčju Našica i okolice i utvrđeni su načini korištenja gljiva te tradicionalna upotreba gljiva u prehrani tih stanovnika. Svježe gljive se pohranjuju na različite načine kako bi što duže bile jestive. Ispitanici ih koriste jer su ukusne i nutritivno bogate te su prepoznali njihovu ljekovitost.There are about one and a half million species of mushrooms in nature, and about 70,000 have been described. From the earliest times, people have used mushrooms as food, medicine, but also as poison. Today, they are used in gastronomy because the mushroom is a fleshy mature body, but also because it is considered one of the healthiest foods. Mushrooms can affect human health due to various harmful factors in the environment. By conducting a survey in the area of Našice and its surroundings, the ways of using mushrooms and the traditional use of mushrooms in the diet of these inhabitants were determined. Fresh mushrooms are stored in different ways to keep them edible for as long as possible. Inhabitants use them because they are delicious and nutritionally rich, and have recognized their healing properties