Morel (black morel): A relative of the highly-prized truffle; tan to dark-brown, cone-shaped, spongey; smoky, earthy, nutty flavor; expensive and also available canned and dried. The darker the mushroom, the more pronounced is the flavor. This mushroom must be cleaned well when fresh due to its dimpled head
Can you liken the taste to any "normal" food? Yikes! I thought I was not the squeamish type but those are frightening looking critters.
They would scare me away from the table!
Morels, 'shrooms, Hickory Chickens, Landfish, whatever you like to call them I love em'. Usually spend half of turkey season looking for morels instead of hunting ..................
Up in N.E. Iowa we turn this kind of treasure into hard cash!
Morels were going for $20 a pound last year.
I'll be heading up the first full week of May to cash in!