"chanterelle" news and stories

Photo: Ataradrac, Flickr.

In an ode to the regal chanterelle mushroom, Flickr user Atadarac swapped in yellow chanterelles for tomatoes in a dish seemingly inspired by the crusty simplicity of bruschetta. Boasts photographer and cook Sarah, "This was so simple and easy, but my husband summed the taste up when he said, 'Wow. This tastes like something you'd get at a really expensive restaurant.' " In truth, we suspect this has something to do with the usage -- and unadorned presentation -- of high-quality ingredients, popularized by celebrity chefs du jour like Mario Batali and Tom Colicchio.

Find this recipe and more at Sarah's farmers'-market-friendly blog, Winnipeg Eats.

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Chanterelles, the wild mushrooms prized by chefs and  gourmands alike, are also  quite difficult  to cultivate. Their scarcity has  enabled ranchers along California's Central Coast, who find them at the base of oak trees, to create a valuable business. The shrooms can fetch up to $20 a pound.
Unfortunately, the craze for these rare fungi has also spawned another business: mushroom poaching. Local law enforcement says the criminals use GPS devices, enabling them to return to the same patches of woods year after year.

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