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Maui Onions
Two characteristics set the Maui onion apart from other yellow onions: the high sugar and high moisture content of its flesh.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow chard, also known a 5-color silverbeet, is a tender chard variety with multi-colored stalks of yellow, white, orange pink and red.
Seasons/Availability
The peak season for hedgehog mushrooms is late Summer through Autumn, though they may be sold sporadically through the Winter and Spring.
Current Facts
The hedgehog mushroom can be identified both scientifically and under common name classifications, including Dentinum repandum, Hydnum rapandum, D. umbilicatum. In a nod to its flavor and shape, it earned the nicknames Sweet Tooth and Pig's Trotter and Wood Urchin.
Description/Taste
The hedgehog is reminiscent to the chanterelle mushroom because of its vibrant orange colouring and its nutty, peppery and fruity flavor. In fact, it is actually related to the chanterelle, though not similar in shape and structure. The hedgehog is an upright mushroom with a wide indented cap that contains downward projecting teeth on its underside. Its stem is stout, truncated and firm. The entire mushroom should maintain its golden color aside from the flesh, which is chalk white. Hedgehog mushrooms should not be eaten raw as they have a bitter first bite. Cooked fresh hedgehogs are very meaty in texture and hearty in flavor.
Applications
The Hedgehog mushroom's peppery flavor becomes milder as it cooks. This mushroom is ideal for canning as the texture and taste can be successfully preserved. The hedgehog mushroom can be used as a substitute where a recipe calls for chanterelle mushrooms. Butter, garlic, cream and fresh herbs compliment the flavor of hedgehog mushrooms. To store, refrigerate in a paper bag or between damp paper towels.
Geography/History
The hedgehog mushroom has a symbiotic mycorrhizal relationship with various trees, specifically Eastern hemlocks and it can be found growing in mixed deciduous and coniferous wood habitats in North America, specifically along the Pacific Coast. For wild harvesting purposes, it is an easily identified "foolproof" mushroom and it can reasonably be expected to fruit in the same spot year after year. Therefore mushroom hunters are very secretive about their specific hedgehog harvesting locations to prevent potential poaching.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Hedgehog Mushrooms. One
is easiest, three is harder.
The peak season for hedgehog mushrooms is late Summer through Autumn, though they may be sold sporadically through the Winter and Spring.
Current Facts
The hedgehog mushroom can be identified both scientifically and under common name classifications, including Dentinum repandum, Hydnum rapandum, D. umbilicatum. In a nod to its flavor and shape, it earned the nicknames Sweet Tooth and Pig's Trotter and Wood Urchin.
Description/Taste
The hedgehog is reminiscent to the chanterelle mushroom because of its vibrant orange colouring and its nutty, peppery and fruity flavor. In fact, it is actually related to the chanterelle, though not similar in shape and structure. The hedgehog is an upright mushroom with a wide indented cap that contains downward projecting teeth on its underside. Its stem is stout, truncated and firm. The entire mushroom should maintain its golden color aside from the flesh, which is chalk white. Hedgehog mushrooms should not be eaten raw as they have a bitter first bite. Cooked fresh hedgehogs are very meaty in texture and hearty in flavor.
Applications
The Hedgehog mushroom's peppery flavor becomes milder as it cooks. This mushroom is ideal for canning as the texture and taste can be successfully preserved. The hedgehog mushroom can be used as a substitute where a recipe calls for chanterelle mushrooms. Butter, garlic, cream and fresh herbs compliment the flavor of hedgehog mushrooms. To store, refrigerate in a paper bag or between damp paper towels.
Geography/History
The hedgehog mushroom has a symbiotic mycorrhizal relationship with various trees, specifically Eastern hemlocks and it can be found growing in mixed deciduous and coniferous wood habitats in North America, specifically along the Pacific Coast. For wild harvesting purposes, it is an easily identified "foolproof" mushroom and it can reasonably be expected to fruit in the same spot year after year. Therefore mushroom hunters are very secretive about their specific hedgehog harvesting locations to prevent potential poaching.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Hedgehog Mushrooms. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Closet Cooking |
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Wild Mushrooms Sautéed in Butter, Sherry and Lemon |
| Hunter Gather Cook |
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Squirrel & Hedgehog Pasties |
