MORELS: a morsel alter the tire

摘要

The 2004 fire season, which burned more acreage and produced more smoke in the Interior than any season in the last fifty years, may, if the weather in summer 2005 is favorable to fungi, produce a bonanza of one of the world's tastiest mushrooms: themorel. Morels (genus Morchella) are eagerly gathered from the wild and are prized in French and U.S. regional cuisines. The flavor is described variously as earthy, smoky, nutty, or meaty, but fans of this spongy-looking fungus are unanimous in their assessment of it as unique and delicious. One species has even been named for this quality: Morchella delidosa.