Produce Briefs...
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Iceberg Lettuce
It is the only lettuce type that does not occur in red form as well as green. Iceberg is the given name to dozens of cultivars of lettuce, all of which are adapted to specific planting regions and time periods.
Seasons/Availability
Dried chanterelle mushrooms are typically available year round.
Current Facts
As wild mushrooms are difficult to harvest, often rare and command high prices, drying helps prolong their life and makes them more readily available outside of their often short season.
Description/Taste
Dried chanterelles maintain a firm texture when reconstituted. The cap is wavy and curled, due to the drying process. What was once a golden orange color when fresh has deepened to colors of earth and rust. Their aroma and flavor is both savory and fruity, often reminiscent of stone fruits like apricots and peaches.
Applications
It is recommended that chanterelles, once dried, are turned to powder form as when they reconstitute they have an inherently chewy texture. Slow roasting may improve the texture and it will soak up companion ingredient's flavors.
Geography/History
Cantharellus cibarius, commonly known as the chanterelle or golden chanterelle, is classified as a fungus. It thrives throughout the forested areas of the United States, specifically the West Coast and Northern California and Canada (and in temperate forests around the world). In the Pacific Northwest it fruits in the summer underneath conifers. The chanterelle has resisted attempts to cultivate it and can only be found in the wild.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Prado at Balboa Park Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-744-3732 |
| The Bristol Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-784-6835 |
| Mission Bay Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 858-488-0501 x14 |
| Chez Loma | Coronado CA | 619-435-0661 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Dried Chanterelle Mushrooms. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Hunter Angler Gardener Cook |
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Escoffier’s Cream of Chanterelle Soup |
| Skillet Doux |
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Candy Cap Cheesecake with Chanterelle Caramel Sauce and Candied Porcini Bark |
