Exotic Mushrooms

[Morning Glory]

Photographed today in natural light.

Well, look what I managed to buy today! Exotic as they are - I bought them in Waitrose (UK supermarket) and they were grown not to far away from here in Lewes, Sussex, UK. I'm planning to try a few things with them, amongst them a posh version of the recipe by @valedevento for Vol au vent, entered for the cookingbites recipe challenge. But what else? I was thinking perhaps pickled as they would look beautiful in a jar.

 

[L_B]

Wow these are interesting. I have to admit that I never seen these types of mushrooms before. I am going to head up to the local market on my lunch break and see if they have them there. I am not sure what I will do with them but I am going to be watching this thread to see what suggestions that others might have.

 

[winterybella]

Wow. Trust you to find them @morning glory. I am still empty handed but only yesterday I asked a young lady who works in one of our Italian restaurants and she told me where I might be able to find some locally. I an sure they won't be the exotic ones. I can't wait to see what you make as the competition is winding down.

 

[Morning Glory]

Wow these are interesting. I have to admit that I never seen these types of mushrooms before. I am going to head up to the local market on my lunch break and see if they have them there. I am not sure what I will do with them but I am going to be watching this thread to see what suggestions that others might have.

Well, to be honest, you cook them the same way as any other mushrooms. They just look different - so you can exploit their shapes to make dishes look pretty. They also all taste a subtly different. But not to the extent that you wouldn't recognise them as mushrooms.

 

[Bakemehappy]

I often see these mushrooms on Japanese cooking shows. They add flavor to soups and rice. I remember using them while learning how to prepare stocks when I attended a crash course about basic cooking