A grisette is a variety of which foodstuff?
Amanita xanthocephala genus has been later sunk back into "Amanita". Unlike most ringless "Amanita", which are part of "Amanita" section "Vaginatae" ("A. vaginata" and allies), "A. xanthcephala" belongs to "Amanita" section "Amanita" ("A. muscaria" and allies). There is one report of a person being quite ill after tasting a small piece of it in 1997. Amanita xanthocephala The vermilion grisette, also known as pretty grisette or vermilion "Amanita" ("Amanita xanthocephala") is a colourful mushroom of the genus "Amanita". However, although it is often referred to by the common name "grisette", it is not closely related to other edible species that carry this
Grisette (person) an attentive and self-effacing companion to the starving artists and romantic students of bohemia. Her early death, alluded to in the poem, was not unusual. Many grisettes died of tuberculosis both in real life and in their fictional portrayals, e.g. Mimi in "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" and Fantine in "Les Misérables". Extract from La Grisette (1836) The Over-estimated Grisette (excerpt from Chapter XV of Mark Twain's 1869 "Innocents Abroad") Grisette (person) The word grisette (sometimes spelled grizette) has referred to a French working-class woman from the late 17th century and remained in common use through the Belle Époque