fungus · The Trophy Room
Yellowfoot Chanterelle
The golden chanterelle's small, late-season cousin — also called the winter chanterelle or funnel chanterelle. They come up in mossy carpets and rotting wood long after the goldens are done, often by the hundreds, and a good haul is a lot of stooping for a lot of flavor.
Identifying
- small brown to yellow-brown funnel cap, often perforated through the center when mature
- hollow yellow stem — the "yellow foot" that names it
- shallow, blunt, forked false gills, grayish and running down the stem
- grows gregariously in moss, needle duff, and on well-rotted logs
Facts
- one of the last edibles of the year — it shrugs off the first frosts
- dries beautifully and rehydrates with a deeper flavor than fresh
- easy to gather in quantity once you find a patch, since they cluster
