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foraging food

Morel

μόρελ

kuzugöbeği

Scientific Name: Morchella deliciosa (ex Morchella conica)

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AVAILABLE: NOV-MAY

EDIBLE PARTS:

Description

  • a light to dark brown, distinctive honeycomb-like cap
  • the stem is hollow

preparation

  1. gently cut or pinch them at the base of the stem
  2. clean the mushrooms with a brush or damp cloth to remove any dirt or debris
  3. avoid washing them as they can absorb water and become soggy
  4. they have a rich, earthy flavour

extra info

Poisonous “false morels”, Gyromitra esculenta and Verpa bohemica look very similar to Morel mushrooms. 

Gyromitra have a wrinkled/brain-like  appearance to the cap rather than the honeycomb appearance of true morels 

Gyromitra esculenta has a cap that is usually reddish-brown in colour, but sometimes also chestnut, purplish-brown, or dark brown.

Verpa species contain a cottony substance inside their stem, in contrast to true morels which are always hollow.

The caps of Verpa species (V. bohemica, V. conica and others) are attached to the stem only at the apex (top of the cap), unlike true morels which have caps that are attached to the stem at, or near the base of the cap.

Also available in

December

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