Last night I was blessed with my first taste of morel mushrooms. These honeycomb-like edible mushrooms are prized by gourmet cooks. Despite their high commercial value (a 1 oz. bag of dried morels can cost around $25), they are hunted by thousands of people every year simply for their taste and the joy of the hunt. I found myself so lucky because a friend's brother lives in Montana where they are plentiful. He dries them for long-term storage because, fortunate for me, morels can be reconstituted by soaking in warm water or milk. Yummy....
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Morel Mushrooms
Last night I was blessed with my first taste of morel mushrooms. These honeycomb-like edible mushrooms are prized by gourmet cooks. Despite their high commercial value (a 1 oz. bag of dried morels can cost around $25), they are hunted by thousands of people every year simply for their taste and the joy of the hunt. I found myself so lucky because a friend's brother lives in Montana where they are plentiful. He dries them for long-term storage because, fortunate for me, morels can be reconstituted by soaking in warm water or milk. Yummy....
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment