# Black trumpet chanterelles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 13, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321 "2026-08-13T00:46:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/1 "2026-08-13T00:46:51Z")
Here in central PA, recent rains have had some good effects. The woods are full of mushrooms, including good quantities of chanterelles. I scored a whole mess of [black trumpet chanterelles](https://foragerchef.com/the-horn-of-death-black-trumpet-mushrooms/) today - probably about a pound. I plan to dry them. Anyone have some good recipe recommendations? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/2 "2026-08-13T03:18:51Z")
Pizza? Or am I a Philistine? Decades ago, my grocery clerk (at the time) sister brought home a pound container of mushies one half day past expiration date. I look at Dad, he looks at me, _Are we hungry?_ I ask. We sautéed the living hell outta those fungi (with butter) and I don’t know what kept us from stabbing each other with fork. They were damn good. Really hit the spot. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/3 "2026-08-13T04:14:58Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > We sautéed the living hell outta those fungi (with butter) and I don’t know what kept us from stabbing each other with fork. This is always the best thing to do with chanterelles, so far as I’m concerned. Whenever I gather the golden ones around here, I just sauté them in butter and freeze whatever I don’t use immediately (usually trailed enticingly over a good grilled rare steak). They keep well for a few months doing this and vacuum sealed. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/4 "2026-08-13T13:19:24Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I just sauté them in butter and freeze whatever I don’t use immediately (usually trailed enticingly over a good grilled rare steak). Mmmm ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/5 "2026-08-13T13:27:36Z")
I’m not a big fan of Cream of Mushroom soup, but I betcha they’d be fantastic. Plus, you could use it in tuna casserole. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/6 "2026-08-13T13:52:40Z")
Beef Stroganov, with lots of garlic and sour cream. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/7 "2026-08-13T14:22:40Z")
I like the cut of your jib. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/8 "2026-08-13T16:34:34Z")
Attack of the mushroom people: > [@Dried Morel mushrooms - now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-morel-mushrooms-now-what/1032326): > > I was gifted a jar of little dried morel mushrooms with instructions on the label how to soak in water first. So after I hydrate them - what’s a good way to prepare them? I was thinking sauteed or with scrambled eggs? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/9 "2026-08-14T05:30:59Z")
Risotto. The answer is always risotto. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/10 "2026-08-14T08:50:33Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > We sautéed the living hell outta those fungi (with butter) and I don’t know what kept us from stabbing each other with fork. They were damn good. Really hit the spot. I confess I’m not really familiar with chanterelles – my mushroom of choice is usually cremini (brown mushrooms) and sometimes portobello or shiitake. Portobello is great with steak but IMHO has to be marinated and grilled. The others can be sauteed. What I wanted to contribute here is that even better than sauteeing mushrooms in butter is sauteeing them in Provencal garlic butter. Small button cremini mushrooms sauteed whole in garlic butter are terrific with spaghetti. Or with steak or roast beef. Or, for that matter, terrific with almost anything! Larger mushrooms do well on the grill. For that purpose I marinate them in a mix of a particular vinaigrette style of Japanese salad dressing and teriyaki sauce. That same marinade, incidentally, also works well for grilled shrimp and scallops. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/11 "2026-08-14T12:45:16Z")
Black trumpets are my 100% favorite thing to find in the woods–and when I find them when I don’t have a way to keep or cook them, it is among the great tragedies of life. For folks who haven’t tried them, their flavor is difficult to describe. I’ve heard them called the Poor Man’s Truffle. For myself, the best way I can describe it is that their flavor is the essence of forest: they taste like if you meet a woodland fairy and they fed you a delicacy that would bind you to their grove forever. Deep, earthy joy. My wife hates cream soups. Otherwise, I’d make cream of mushroom soup with them: it’s a perfect way to showcase their flavor. As it is, we eat them sauteed on toast, which is plenty good. Typing this up, I’m thinking that a mushroom alfredo made from black trumpets would be sublime. You want them to be the star of the dish: while their flavor is impossibly deep, it would easily be overwhelmed by anything acidic or spicy. ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/12 "2026-08-14T13:19:03Z")
Thanks to all for some fine suggestions. After some overnight rain we went back to the woods and searched for a good while, eventually discovering a true “mother lode”. So I now have an almost unreasonable quantity (will amount to perhaps half a pound when dried) of Black Trumpets, plus a decent helping of the yellow-orange variety. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/13 "2026-08-14T13:21:43Z")
I am ridiculously jealous. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/14 "2026-08-14T13:38:25Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > For myself, the best way I can describe it is that their flavor is the essence of forest: they taste like if you meet a woodland fairy and they fed you a delicacy that would bind you to their grove forever. Deep, earthy joy. > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > You want them to be the star of the dish: while their flavor is impossibly deep, it would easily be overwhelmed by anything acidic or spicy. You have described them perfectly, IMHO. And I agree with how you respect their rare and subtle flavors. They are best prepared as divas, not the back-up chorus. Lucky you, @3AxisCtrl! Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-trumpet-chanterelles/1032321/15 "2026-08-14T13:57:43Z")
As much as I love garlic butter, I was amazed by how good mushrooms sauteed in EVOO with garlic taste the first time I tried them. The trick is to cook them slowly for a long while over fairly low heat. The mushrooms gradually assume an almost nutty, sweet taste as they absorb the natural sugars from the oil and garlic, Mushrooms deep-fried in EVOO are good too. 🙂