Black chanterelle – also called black trumpet, horn of plenty, or trumpet of death – is the common name for the edible mushroom Craterellus cornucopioides. It gets its name from its shape resembling the classical cornucopia. The mushroom is dark coloured, almost black and looks rather unattractive, but has a very good flavour. It is hard to find because its dark color, which easily blends in with the leaf litter on the forest floor. The cornucopia, also known in English as the Horn of Plenty, is a symbol of prosperity and affluence, dating back to the 5th century BC. In Greek mythology, Amalthea raised Zeus on the milk of a goat. ...

Cleaned funnel chanterelles

The yellowfoot or funnel chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis) is a yellowish-brown and trumpet-shaped chanterelle found in great numbers late in the mushroom season, thus earning the common name winter mushroom. The cap is convex and sometimes hollow down the middle, and because of this it is also known as funnel chanterelle. The gills are widely separated, and of lighter color than the cap. It grows on moss or rotten wood, and is an excellent food mushroom, especially fried or in soups. Download high resolution version (1772x1205, 424 KB)A pile of cleaned funnel chanterelle, also known as winter chanterelle or yellow foot. ... Download high resolution version (1772x1205, 424 KB)A pile of cleaned funnel chanterelle, also known as winter chanterelle or yellow foot. ... Frying is the cooking of food with cooking oil as the heat transfer medium. ... Soup is a savoury liquid food that is made by boiling ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ...

Both species are gathered commercially and, unlike Cantharellus, can be easily preserved by drying. Species Cantharellus is a genus with many delicious and popular edible mushrooms. ...

Links

• MykoWeb California Fungi: Craterellus cornucopioides

• MykoWeb California Fungi: Cantharellus tubaeformis