I'm sorry but that's not completely true. Putting them in tea works, but not as well as the plain old chowin down method. Some people like to mix them with food, but I'm more a purist. I think their a tad more potent if eaten straight. As for smoking mush, it does give you a slightly more intense trip that is very short. However, i'm pretty sure that there's a way to smoke them to avoid causing some serious sh*t to go down.