Sunday, 12 September 2021

Girolle in general and Chantrelle in particular


Tomorrow's dinner, gathered today. No Cepes this time - maybe too early - but a fine bunch of Chantrelle growing quite close to some dearly beloved's ashes stacked up against a tree. This spot seems to be a favourite place to dump your loved ones.

They smell faintly of apricots. There are quite a few Tagliatelle recipes which use these. I will try one of them tomorrow.

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  1. Please reverse the order of the title.

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  2. Have done so but never having to my knowledge eaten either it doesn't really matter. They look absolutely delicious.

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    1. They are said to be the 2nd best wild mushroom. That is probably right.

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  3. That is an excellent harvest. How will you use the mushrooms? My mushroom use is limited to adding them to a meatloaf, sauteing them with onions and adding them to grilled steak and veggie quiche.

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    1. I haven't decided yet, but they will probably be the star ingredient in an Italian thing.

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  4. Lovely mushrooms, but beyond my ability to find or to use. No matter, it's OK just to read about them here.

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    1. The golden rule is never eat anything you are not 100% sure of. The Poles are big mushroom hunters, and when they were working in Britain (I wish they still were) quite a few poisoned themselves and their families by not learning enough about them from their experienced parents.

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  5. What a lovely pile of Free! mushrooms.

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  6. As I don't really like pasta I see it as a waste to use them in a pasta dish. But that's just my personal opinion.

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    1. I could stretch to an omelette. I would probably have them with steak though.

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  7. I LOVE pasta so I know it’s going to be delicious ….. lucky you. XXXX

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  8. That idiot on radio 2 ( Jeremy vine) had an interesting piece on collecting your own mushrooms the other day
    Unfortunately he killed the proper information of foraging with a touch of hysteria

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