NileBlue gives chicken of the woods a reluctant taste test

The mushroom-hating creator finds a possible chicken substitute, provided someone gets the cooking and sauce right.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

This weird mushroom tastes like chicken

"I hate mushrooms," NileBlue announces as an off-camera companion introduces chicken of the woods. Not the most promising start to lunch, but a useful starting point for the week's only new upload, "This weird mushroom tastes like chicken".

Out comes an induction cooktop, a frying pan and olive oil. After cooking and seasoning the mushroom, he cuts into it and finds the texture disappointingly dry. The tasting goes better: he decides that, prepared properly and served with a sauce, it could plausibly pass for chicken. His final verdict splits the difference: "It's not chicken, but it's not not chicken."

The upload has reached roughly 457,000 views. In the comments, viewers keep returning to the contrast between his willingness to taste unusual chemistry creations and his hesitation over a mushroom. Others offer cooking suggestions, particularly breading and frying, rather than treating this attempt as the last word on its culinary potential.

That botanical tasting streak extends to "This weird plant numbs your mouth", featuring the electric daisy. It remains close behind the mushroom video in daily views, while May's "Eating the world's biggest pop rock" also continues to draw viewers.

Across the channel, the week brought about four million views and a growing subscriber audience. Daily viewing is slightly above its usual level. Among nearby science channels, Hank Green had a larger weekly view gain, while Technology Connections is enjoying a particularly strong daily upswing. NileBlue's own busiest recent videos, meanwhile, make an unusually coherent tasting menu: mushroom, flower, then oversized candy.

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The videos drawing views on NileBlue right now

This weird plant numbs your mouth1,389,994 views Eating the world's biggest pop rock11,562,147 views

The numbers

Here's how NileBlue's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Hank Green

4,903,650

NileBlue

4,116,406

Smart Nonsense

2,648,993

PBS Eons

1,532,918

Physics Girl

1,442,980

PBS Space Time

1,306,794

Steve Mould

1,222,270

Technology Connections

1,139,441

MinuteEarth

1,007,786

subscribers

3,620,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

607,573,281

views per day

562,596

typical day: 512,782

first-day views of each video posted this week

This weird mushroom tastes like chicken

289,989

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

NileBlue

3,620,000

Steve Mould

3,620,000

Physics Girl

3,550,000

PBS Space Time

3,540,000

Smart Nonsense

3,530,000

MinuteEarth

3,340,000

Technology Connections

3,220,000

PBS Eons

3,220,000

Hank Green

3,200,000

As of October 31, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.