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  • @ISawABear
    @ISawABear 3 года назад +698

    The wicker basket is a nice touch too. For everyone looking to pick mushrooms, go for a container with holes. that way the spores spread as you walk, hopefully sowing more mushrooms next year.

    • @sirius1100
      @sirius1100 3 года назад +77

      THANK YOU! If we don't use a vessel with some holes in it we cant re-populate the mushroom, the earth's best natural decomposer !

    • @davidfailing6631
      @davidfailing6631 3 года назад +31

      we always used the weaved onion bags that way you know spores are dropping on the ground

    • @homestarrunner63
      @homestarrunner63 3 года назад +13

      That and it just looks cool.

    • @MrLoobu
      @MrLoobu 3 года назад +1

      Good idea!

    • @MrLoobu
      @MrLoobu 3 года назад +26

      @@sirius1100 you leave 99% in the ground, picking them only stops the spores for that season in that place, doesn't kill anything.

  • @civlyzed
    @civlyzed 3 года назад +154

    I remember searching for morels with my dad when I was a kid. He was fanatical about them and we would spend hours searching, but it was well worth it. I miss the old man, he taught me a lot.

    • @SevenLovedFrench
      @SevenLovedFrench 3 года назад +13

      Pass these precious memories to your sons or grandsons, keep these knowledgement alive for the next generations, and take a new trip to these places with them

    • @o.Heaven
      @o.Heaven 3 года назад +3

      Whether you know it or not you’ll have a big impact on the next generation. If you have kids, teach them all you know, spend time with them, and impart on them the kind of wisdom and knowledge that only a parent could know

  • @mochi4926
    @mochi4926 2 года назад +7

    So I don't like mushrooms, but you've convinced me to try this recipe 😂 Your energy and enthusiasm for morels is just too dang contagious. Plus I think it's good for me to give mushrooms another chance. Since recently I've discovered that the reason I haven't liked certain ingredients is simply because I haven't had them prepared the right way.

    • @Naomi_Boyd
      @Naomi_Boyd 2 года назад +1

      In my experience, people who say they don't like mushrooms have only ever tried one kind of mushroom. It's like saying you don't like vegetables because you tried cabbage once. Every type of mushroom has its own flavor and texture. Morels are nothing like portobellos.

    • @MistahJigglah
      @MistahJigglah 7 месяцев назад

      I hope you enjoyed them.

  • @toddposton869
    @toddposton869 3 года назад +69

    When hunting wild mushrooms, remember to doust a little mushroom ketchup on your clothes to kill the scent.

    • @mongolloyd5236
      @mongolloyd5236 3 года назад +2

      I usually try to play the wind personally. I hate it when they wind me and start blowing

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад +4

      I find the MaryJane line of cologne to be the perfect cover scent.

  • @Siriuslyyy
    @Siriuslyyy 3 года назад +8

    "Morels are magic anyway"

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery 3 месяца назад

    In the early 1990's, I was doing security work looking after an empty country house from the 16th century. It had extensive grounds, and a kitchen garden that I was allowed free rein in. There was a full time gardener, who introduced me to the wonderful world of fungi. There were at least 15 different edible varieties in the grounds - brackets on trees and dead logs, and mushrooms in the grassy areas, and under hedges, etc. that's not including the ones grown deliberately, either. I could pick whatever I wanted, except for Chanterelles and Morels, which the Gardener sold to a local gastro pub - Chanterelles at that time were selling for about £6 per pound. Morels, as they are scarce in Britain, considerably more. Morels grow well on ground that has been cleared by fire, by the way.
    If I wanted any, I just asked the gardener, and a brown paper bag full of them would appear on the kitchen table. I was shown to cook Morels just like you did, although I used olive oil. Chantelles, I always intended to take home for my parents to try, but I always gave in to temptation, and put them in an omelette for lunch. Mum and Dad did get to try them... Eventually. 😆😆😆

  • @upnorthandpersonal
    @upnorthandpersonal 3 года назад +34

    And yet here in Finland, we eat the poisonous False Morels - they're considered a delicacy. You have to boil them twice to get rid of most of the toxins. Even then, it's not recommended to eat them frequently since the poison builds up. Recent studies also show they contain carcinogenics. Still, delicious :)

    • @daryldacko3026
      @daryldacko3026 3 года назад +8

      We do the same here, with the same limitations.
      They can't be too poisonous as both sides of our families are still around.
      We are Polish and Slovak and our cultures both have strong mushroom traditions.

    • @Eliyahu87
      @Eliyahu87 3 года назад

      It's kind of like eating the reindeer though isn't it? Most of them are full of radiation after Chernobyl. All in moderation. ;)

    • @upnorthandpersonal
      @upnorthandpersonal 3 года назад +4

      @@Eliyahu87 Reindeer are pretty much fine. Some mushrooms you need to watch out for maybe, and of course wild boar (Sweden mostly). The reason is that reindeer tend not to eat roots of plants where radiation can be concentrated.

    • @8beef4u
      @8beef4u 3 года назад

      But why though? They taste like dirt anyway, not worth the chance for poisoning imo lol

    • @SevenLovedFrench
      @SevenLovedFrench 3 года назад

      Worth the risk ?

  • @thegreatowl4912
    @thegreatowl4912 2 года назад +1

    We've been huntin' morels in these hills of West Virginia since long before the first settlers hit this continent. Thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @antdel2726
    @antdel2726 3 года назад +2

    as someone who doesnt like mushrooms, i can still appreciate the enthusiasm others have for them.

  • @earthstrong-43.72
    @earthstrong-43.72 Год назад +1

    Where I'm from, if someone asks, "hey man, you wanna eat some mushrooms?" You better have 6-8 hours available. Ba-duh-duh!

  • @northwesttravels7234
    @northwesttravels7234 3 года назад

    We used to get grapefruit bags full of these in Brown County 50 years ago. Dipped in beer then flour and into the oil

  • @TrashMan0341
    @TrashMan0341 3 года назад +1

    When you pick them, pick the stalk near the base but don’t pull the whole thing out, they’ll come back in the same spots for the next year and be easier to find.

    • @brianadams3189
      @brianadams3189 3 года назад

      The mycelium extends far beyond the "root". There have been studies done on plucking vs cutting and no difference was observed.

  • @louisarnold7837
    @louisarnold7837 3 года назад

    Fellow hoosier here ...they are usually gone before they hit the plate...morels are a kind of Mecca here... Or a right of passage...when grandpa tells you about his patch because he can't go and pick'em anymore , it's special...but he knows you're going to bring them to grandma to fry up....and he'll get some.

  • @malcolmthorne9779
    @malcolmthorne9779 3 года назад

    We kind of have the same seasonal mushroom fever over here in sweden. Only it's for chanterelles and funnel chanterelles in particular.
    Unfortunately, due to the changes in climate, the last several years have been very poor in their yields. It's nothing like the veritable overflowing feasts of my childhood.
    Basically, our springs and summers have become much too dry for our native mushrooms to thrive.

  • @Don-ro1qt
    @Don-ro1qt 3 года назад

    I live in indiana, my friends and I have a honey spot in Washington County where we can get contractor trash bags full in one morning/afternoon. They are fantastic I will always remember the taste. Very expensive out of season.

  • @boozybonez3724
    @boozybonez3724 3 года назад

    Find yourself someone who looks at you the way that Jon looks at Morels.

  • @katbarber7196
    @katbarber7196 Год назад

    Make a slurry with some morels in a blender with some honey and bit water each morel has countless spores dilute with water spread in areas where you know they will grow many will come....from Ontario 🇨🇦

  • @jeffcummins1302
    @jeffcummins1302 2 года назад

    Best time of the year. Time to be in the woods.

  • @jacksonroya2089
    @jacksonroya2089 3 года назад

    I only found three morels this year, up here in Vermont they aren’t very common, but I found pounds upon pounds of chanterelles! Gotta love a nice chanterelle

  • @windowzombie
    @windowzombie 2 года назад

    Morels are the best, these looked so big and delicious.

  • @internetcatfish
    @internetcatfish 3 года назад

    Your description of morel hunting sounds less like foraging and more like alchemy.

  • @rumpleman4569
    @rumpleman4569 3 года назад

    The Virgin portobello fan vs the chad morel enjoyer

  • @tdioxin2658
    @tdioxin2658 3 года назад

    👍We call the good mushrooms by their names like you do, and the rest are toadstools 🇨🇦

  • @thefareplayer2254
    @thefareplayer2254 3 года назад +2621

    You know he was serious about those mushrooms when he didn’t add nutmeg to them.

    • @88Xlmk
      @88Xlmk 3 года назад +33

      This is what I was asking myself -"Where is the nutmeg"

    • @Quest4Blood
      @Quest4Blood 3 года назад +29

      This is the best comment I've seen yet. I don't need to look further. In fact, I refuse. GG

    • @karlynn7719
      @karlynn7719 3 года назад +28

      When I read your comment, I couldn't help but think of Chef John from Food Wishes & his use of cayenne in absolutely everything.

    • @BigSnipp
      @BigSnipp 3 года назад +4

      lmao.

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад +12

      @@karlynn7719 I'll have to check him out. I use cayenne in just about everything too. Lol

  • @Wu.Tang.Financial
    @Wu.Tang.Financial 3 года назад +113

    Morels are sinfully delicious, the “bottled woods” comment is spot on. They’re so savory and earthy

  • @nuppusaurus3830
    @nuppusaurus3830 3 года назад +448

    I don't think I've ever seen John this enthusiastic about any food

    • @karatemikepatolino
      @karatemikepatolino 3 года назад +10

      Certainly not with Egg Coffee

    • @mr.F.Castle
      @mr.F.Castle 3 года назад +9

      Mushrooms are special.

    • @Paintplayer1
      @Paintplayer1 3 года назад +6

      They are really, really good. I've only had them once, it was 6 years ago when I was in college and I found them growing by my dorm, and I still remember them today.

    • @mr.F.Castle
      @mr.F.Castle 3 года назад +1

      We got them in my country but some are deadly so I don't know if I dare to taste them.

    • @xenoscoot
      @xenoscoot 3 года назад +6

      Nutmeg!

  • @Schulzffw
    @Schulzffw 3 года назад +808

    Thats the kind of enthusiasm, that i picture when Tolkien discribes the hunger for mushrooms, Hobbits have.

    • @Oldman-eu1ir
      @Oldman-eu1ir 3 года назад +26

      I thought John was a Hobbit???

    • @dianelamoureux112
      @dianelamoureux112 3 года назад +3

      I was thinking exactly the same thing! :-D

    • @turningredog
      @turningredog 3 года назад +9

      You, dont have, to add so much, unnecessary, commas.

    • @Ninjaananas
      @Ninjaananas 3 года назад +16

      @@turningredog
      Actually, he could have added one more.

    • @ronlewis3964
      @ronlewis3964 3 года назад +6

      @@turningredog someone get this man back to English class

  • @3rdworldgwaming467
    @3rdworldgwaming467 3 года назад +215

    Im from India & this mushroom is one the expensive ones if bought at the market, we call them 'Gucchi". They are widely grown around the states close to the upper Himalayan region during the monsoon season. My mom makes an amazing curry dish with these & a wicked chilli fry too. It was a pleasure to hear Jon talk about these mushrooms with so much enthusiasm.

    • @Atilla33
      @Atilla33 Год назад +1

      No one cares about India lmao

    • @PRLOutdoors
      @PRLOutdoors Год назад +21

      Morel mushrooms can not he cultivated or farmed, that's why they're so expensive. You have to pick them wild.

    • @burgerkingmanagement3608
      @burgerkingmanagement3608 Год назад +1

      @@PRLOutdoors this is correct

    • @siobhangraham7280
      @siobhangraham7280 Год назад

      they are absolutely amazing mushrooms - by far my favorites

    • @doclime4792
      @doclime4792 Год назад

      ​@@PRLOutdoorssomeone's not up to date on their morel knowledge. Things change brother.

  • @HosiePosie13
    @HosiePosie13 3 года назад +604

    My 3 year old son decided not to take a nap today and, instead, watched this video with me. He was so enamored by the mushrooms, Jon, and the outdoor cooking that he has insisted on watching it several more times. Now he wants me to find all of the videos of you cooking outside. I must say, I’m a proud mama. Thanks for the awesome (and family friendly) videos!

    • @satabdichatterjee
      @satabdichatterjee 3 года назад +10

      That is such a cute story! ☺️ Much love to your son 😘

    • @Marlaina
      @Marlaina 3 года назад +6

      I watch this channel with my 4 year old!

    • @NLBusiness391
      @NLBusiness391 3 года назад +19

      I’m genuinely sad because I have no child (yet) to share the magic of these videos with! I just proposed about 20 minutes ago (she said yes!!) so it’ll be another 10 or so years till we have kids that are mushroom hunting aged! Still, these videos calm my soul and warm my heart. I hope this channel is still active when we have little ones of our own!

    • @hahabrown6596
      @hahabrown6596 3 года назад +4

      @@NLBusiness391 woah congrats man!! I hope you have an amazing marriages

    • @Bignate2254
      @Bignate2254 2 года назад +3

      @@NLBusiness391 congratulations!! Did I miss the wedding?

  • @hellsonion514
    @hellsonion514 3 года назад +2153

    When overcoming the vice of Nutmeg indulgence, A good man sticks to his Morels.

    • @joebuchanan9563
      @joebuchanan9563 3 года назад +35

      What a great comment! Funny, punny and so appreciated : )

    • @kitcutting
      @kitcutting 3 года назад +91

      In the video we can see him contemplating about whether or not he should add nutmeg, and then clearly realizing that there's not mushroom for it in his recipe.

    • @Gingerbred_Hed
      @Gingerbred_Hed 3 года назад +4

      Ha!

    • @btdiesel1
      @btdiesel1 3 года назад +10

      @@kitcutting fantastic

    • @harrytuttle1446
      @harrytuttle1446 3 года назад +3

      Love a bad pun or joke. Well done!

  • @Nighthawkinlight
    @Nighthawkinlight 3 года назад +380

    All the morels in my usual spots were stunted here by the cold weather in lower Michigan. It's too bad, it was going to be a great year for them before a few freezes hit between the 80 degree days.

    • @ericwilliams1659
      @ericwilliams1659 3 года назад +25

      I also didn't get the right amount of moisture and heat in my area for a good morel year. That makes me a sad panda.

    • @djdrack4681
      @djdrack4681 3 года назад +9

      Same in WI. Over a month of great weather and rainfall prep'd the morel season to be a boom.
      At least if it keeps up the hen/chantrelle/chicken season should be great.

    • @kevinkucharski3384
      @kevinkucharski3384 3 года назад +6

      @@djdrack4681 None here either. Total bummer. Detroit Metro.

    • @janne65olsson
      @janne65olsson 3 года назад +3

      The same happend ther i live. In the midle of Sweden. Ether ther were freez or they got to much rain. 😔
      Better luck next year i hope.
      /J

    • @janne65olsson
      @janne65olsson 3 года назад +3

      @@phantomreaver85
      You lucky bast..ed..! 😁😂👍

  • @kruggsmash
    @kruggsmash 3 года назад +531

    My god, I just found and cooked these things for the first time 2 days ago! This would have been so helpful!
    Thanks for the vid, guys.

    • @ABlueOrb
      @ABlueOrb 3 года назад +23

      Use dwarven engineering to commercially farm them :D

    • @Alex-cw3rz
      @Alex-cw3rz 3 года назад

      @@ABlueOrb 😂😂

    • @winterwar5583
      @winterwar5583 3 года назад +5

      Nice to see you here

    • @ObeyBunny
      @ObeyBunny 3 года назад +8

      Holy, crap! Do all my subscriptions know each other? Am I about to find Karykh in here next?

    • @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger
      @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger 3 года назад +2

      @@patriciusvunkempen102 You should; I know other countries around you sell them internationally as well as locally. You guys have SO many mushrooms in Germany

  • @sunshinegrin108
    @sunshinegrin108 3 года назад +520

    My family has hunted these for generations. The salt bath removes bugs living in the mushrooms. Do it for minimum 20 to 30 minutes. You'll be surprised!

    • @Nagasaski
      @Nagasaski 3 года назад +127

      But the bugs adds extra protein!

    • @LeSageLeWillow
      @LeSageLeWillow 3 года назад +7

      Thanks for the tip!

    • @JB-xl2jc
      @JB-xl2jc 3 года назад +45

      100% agree, very effective. The myth that you can't wash or soak mushrooms is totally false in my experience, for the vast majority of cooking methods, especially soup!

    • @marionamewontwork2681
      @marionamewontwork2681 3 года назад +13

      I prefer them with the bugs

    • @ratslayer110
      @ratslayer110 2 года назад +3

      You don't need salt.. just ice water

  • @bobjones1938
    @bobjones1938 3 года назад +233

    I grew up in Indiana; Jon’s enthusiasm for morels is totally par for the course in the Midwest, at least among morel hunters. He’s dead on about the various superstitions/traditions/etc that folks have when picking.
    Frying in butter is an absolute must though. That’s not a superstition. It’s mandatory.

    • @s.leemccauley7302
      @s.leemccauley7302 3 года назад +5

      Even more than for. Nutmeg.
      Oh my.

    • @bcaye
      @bcaye 3 года назад +7

      Or bacon grease.

    • @s.leemccauley7302
      @s.leemccauley7302 3 года назад +4

      @@bcaye i am wifh you on that.

    • @akrites
      @akrites 3 года назад +2

      He has a northern/central indiana accent but looks like he’s in southern indiana.

    • @chimpaflimp
      @chimpaflimp 3 года назад +6

      @@akrites The brick & mortar shop is in Pierceton, north-west of Fort Wayne, so pretty far in the north of the state.

  • @SaltySalman
    @SaltySalman 3 года назад +347

    I love how hes so passionate about the mushrooms

    • @danielbanks7500
      @danielbanks7500 3 года назад +9

      They are so wonderful!!! Indiana has a lot of land where they can be found so we have a very high opinion of them :)

    • @hunterrandolph2036
      @hunterrandolph2036 3 года назад +3

      Hell be using them in his mushroom ketchup lol

    • @vexbomer
      @vexbomer 3 года назад +4

      If you have ever had them you would understand

    • @g3heathen209
      @g3heathen209 3 года назад +4

      A bit of hobbit ancestry I bet.

    • @misscandle
      @misscandle 3 года назад +5

      I think it's a Hoosier thing. Here in Indiana, we don't have a lot going on. But catch us during mushroom hunting season, and we become VERY passionate about morels. 😅

  • @budc.8172
    @budc.8172 3 года назад +126

    One of my most cherished memories growing up was hunting morel mushrooms with my mother. We had a small forest near our house we would hunt at as a family. The taste of morels is like bottling up my childhood. Purely magical.

    • @CelticFairyBox
      @CelticFairyBox 3 года назад +2

      Gorgeous memories

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 3 года назад +1

      Same. Mushroom hunting with my extended family as a child was one of the best times.

    • @IndelibleHD
      @IndelibleHD 3 года назад

      Gold

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад +1

      Me too. It's really one of the most precious childhood memories of mine. I dedicate a lot of time every year during morel month.

    • @anonimai
      @anonimai 3 года назад

      Sounds like you had a good childhood

  • @dougmorris2134
    @dougmorris2134 2 года назад +39

    I discovered these “Townsends” videos about a month ago (from the date of this comment 20th November 2021 - yes I’m a Brit).
    Each video is so very interesting and well produced.
    I did notice the mention of not using nutmeg, I was wondering if the mention of nutmeg would occur.
    In this video and others Jon refers to other countries and areas where the same ingredients, such as the Morel mushrooms, are also found and how recipes have been adopted and possible adaptions. I like Jon’s comment about the use of only the best when frying and using Kerrygold Butter, there is a little bit of Irish blood in me so 👍 on that Jon.
    I’m very glad that such good channels such as this are on RUclips and not on TV and here is why:
    My Television set broke nearly 4 years ago, although I replaced a few parts it still wouldn’t work, although there were a few programmes that I initially missed, I soon discovered a lot of interesting videos on RUclips.
    The Tv is still broken so I save the cost of the annual TV licence (now UK £159) to watch or record ANY programme, from ANY source (terrestrial, cable, satellite or internet) on ANY device (phone, tablet or PC) as it being broadcast at that time by ANY television broadcaster in and from ANY country. The UK TV license solely funds the BBC!
    RUclips channels, with exceptions were “live” tv is being shown, such as this one are ok .
    I’m still finding more of Townsend videos so I’m happy, keep up the good work.
    Best wishes to All from Oxfordshire UK.

  • @OptimusWombat
    @OptimusWombat 3 года назад +145

    6:30 Morels are actually an entire genus. The different varieties of morels that Jon's seeing are different species.

    • @goulash8528
      @goulash8528 3 года назад +1

      That's intense. Are you a scientist or something?

    • @OptimusWombat
      @OptimusWombat 3 года назад +5

      @@goulash8528 that was a long time ago. Gave up on that. I'm more of a "Cliff Clavin" now :p

    • @markbomberg2545
      @markbomberg2545 3 года назад +3

      @@OptimusWombat I just picked 40 black morels this am.👍👌

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae 3 года назад +1

      Oh that's cool. Makes sense!

    • @OptimusWombat
      @OptimusWombat 3 года назад +2

      @Black Pilled Son Returns OK, so what? The fact that you're watching a video on picking wild mushrooms hosted by a guy who's an 18th Century historical re-enactor says that you're a nerd as well.

  • @joshpaul4422
    @joshpaul4422 3 года назад +444

    this is the most wholesome show i've ever watched.
    Definitely got me through most of the hard times of last year

    • @Anne--Marie
      @Anne--Marie 3 года назад +3

      Ah yes!

    • @paragonrobbie9270
      @paragonrobbie9270 3 года назад +6

      The world - surviving a pandemic
      The forests - full of morels
      The pan - over an open fire
      Oh yeah, *it's mushroom time.*

    • @ian_b
      @ian_b 3 года назад +5

      An oasis of calm in a world gone mad.

    • @Totalballa41
      @Totalballa41 2 года назад

      Youve obviously never watched any of my home movies, have you?

  • @Very_Bord
    @Very_Bord 3 года назад +45

    I have so many fond memories of morel mushrooms. My dad always used to take my little brother and I out and hunt for them in Indiana, even in his final days with cancer. We actually put a wooden morel mushroom carving in his coffin they were that important to the family. It's something I still do now at 30 years old, and when my son is old enough I plan on doing the same for him. It's such a fantastic way of learning about the forest and the importance of conservation. If you live in an area where morels, heck even other edible mushroom varieties are common, I definitely suggest going out at least once! Just be careful not to get on anyone's land, some people get a bit flustered about you stealing their gold haha.

    • @Chadmiral
      @Chadmiral 2 года назад +2

      Awesome story,I wanna try these mushrooms,also make sure your son carries on the hunt for those morel mushrooms,again nice story. 👌

  • @OptimusWombat
    @OptimusWombat 3 года назад +49

    Mushrooms are wonderful. Butter, salt, and pepper, that's all you need. Maybe a little bit of fresh garlic.

    • @ChirpyMike
      @ChirpyMike 3 года назад +7

      Salt, pepper, butter and a few small onion pieces.

    • @trashcatlinol
      @trashcatlinol 3 года назад +2

      I adore mushrooms in brown sauce with rice. This is the only exception to your version in my mind.
      Wouldn't do a morel this way, though. Never had one, but anything more than salt, pepper, and butter would ruin a treasure!

    • @MrAranton
      @MrAranton 3 года назад

      I prefer chives over garlic, but to each their own allium.
      However: If you don't have enough mushrooms to be the entire meal and need a side - bread based dumplings are popular with mushrooms where I live - a dash of white wine and/or cream to create a sauce can greatly enhance the meal. When there's a sauce the dumplings get infused with the mushroom flavour, which - in my opinion at least - is a much better experience than having mushrooms on one side of the plate and a dumpling on the other.

    • @Xexal01
      @Xexal01 3 года назад +1

      Throw in some green onions and parsley to make your taste buds sing

    • @moniquem783
      @moniquem783 3 года назад

      @@trashcatlinol by brown sauce, do you mean HP sauce or something different? I have some HP sauce and don’t really know what to do with it.

  • @ChrisEllisMedia
    @ChrisEllisMedia 3 года назад +110

    He's almost as passionate about mushrooms as a Hobbit would be. Looks good. 🍄🍄🍄

    • @worldtraveler930
      @worldtraveler930 3 года назад +6

      So I am not the only one who Noticed that as well?

    • @MsLeenite
      @MsLeenite 3 года назад +5

      @@worldtraveler930 I kept watching for some greedy young Hobbit to sneak in from the woods and grab a 'shroom or two...

    • @cecilyerker
      @cecilyerker 3 года назад +7

      Jon Townsend absolutely is a Hobbit

    • @GravesRWFiA
      @GravesRWFiA 3 года назад +1

      our local farmers market starts this weekend, one of the regulars is the local head of the myconologists in eastern pa. i'll see if he has morels

    • @banks3388
      @banks3388 3 года назад

      You'll be seeing hobbits if you eat the wrong ones...

  • @kattriella1331
    @kattriella1331 3 года назад +53

    My great-grandmother absolutely LOVED these things. I was only around 5-6 when she died, but I still remember going around and hunting for these for her with my grandparents and great-grandfather when she was really sick.

    • @crunchy4792
      @crunchy4792 3 года назад +4

      That was a really cute story.

  • @Necron-ez2cc
    @Necron-ez2cc 3 года назад +55

    Some of my earliest memories are hunting for Morels with my father. He would clean and cook them that evening and the kitchen would smell like heaven.

    • @GRAITOM
      @GRAITOM Год назад

      Wow such a cool memory. I wish my father did stuff like this with me when I was younger.

  • @waynehullihen3066
    @waynehullihen3066 3 года назад +117

    Jon made cooking and eating Morels a religious experience. I almost fainted when he said nutmeg wasn’t needed. 😂😂

  • @TheCynedd
    @TheCynedd 3 года назад +42

    When I lived in Michigan a friend had land where Morels grew in abundance. Morels with some grated onion (grated, not diced) in broth gravy is a gastronomic delight. I have served Morels in beef broth gravy over wild rice (which is really a grass seed) and I received many compliments. Great video (as always). 👍😋

    • @bcaye
      @bcaye 3 года назад +1

      That sounds delicious, congrats.

    • @jangtheconqueror
      @jangtheconqueror 3 года назад

      What does the grating do vs dicing?

    • @jdstocco84
      @jdstocco84 3 года назад +1

      @@jangtheconqueror makes it smaller, duh

  • @jamesjoros1853
    @jamesjoros1853 3 года назад +24

    Morels are delicious, I usually pan fry them with a little bit of olive oil until they’re crispy and then add salt and pepper.
    Also if you’d like a bit of unsolicited advice for picking them you should try to avoid uprooting the base that’s below the dirt; if you leave that in they’re more likely to propagate back up. Also, when you pick them, blow into the base to cause the spores to spread around; that also helps them regrow there. They are porous so they catch wind and spread spores

    • @Serahpin
      @Serahpin 3 года назад +4

      Took a class on mushrooms forever ago. Most of the mushroom fungus are root like runs that cover large areas eating up decomposing matter. The mushroom part we are familiar with is the "flower" or sexual organ that creates spores for reproduction.

  • @acethememelorde4377
    @acethememelorde4377 3 года назад +16

    I think we found the one thing Jon loves more than nutmeg 😂

  • @TwoTonTaft
    @TwoTonTaft 3 года назад +71

    "this doesn't need nutmeg"
    Holy moly that must be magical stuff!

  • @xylisisvarlett3734
    @xylisisvarlett3734 3 года назад +47

    Mushroom: looks like a brain on a stick
    Townsends: LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS
    Love them too tho :D

    • @slackblabbath8528
      @slackblabbath8528 3 года назад +1

      They are so creepy ugly I said same thing until I ate them after a day of hunting. I'm no mushroom fan but these were very tasty on their own...

    • @dirtdiv3r
      @dirtdiv3r 3 года назад

      Wait, the mushroom said "looks like a brain on a stick"? I'm confused...

  • @robintitanstudios6455
    @robintitanstudios6455 3 года назад +70

    You can tell how passionate Jon is about this dish from the way he talks about it. Never seen him put such emphasis nor criticize the older recipes as sacrilegious. Got me hyped up for these mushrooms lol

  • @quixototalis
    @quixototalis 3 года назад +135

    I wouldn't be surprised if there was a secret room in Jon's house. Inside is a golden shrine depicting a morel, three feet tall. The walls are lined with pictures of every morel he has ever eaten with dates, all individually named. Morel-scented incense burns in a morel-shaped holder atop a morel-shaped table. It is never allowed to stop burning as it is always replaced before it goes out. The gentle sounds of the forest in spring play in high definition on repeat through morel-shaped speakers. By the entrance, his special morel-hunting stick leans against the wall by his morel-hunting basket where his morel-hunting clothes reside when not in use.

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 3 года назад +13

      Shhhhh. Every real Hoosier has a morel shrine in their home.

    • @jeremiahmiller6431
      @jeremiahmiller6431 3 года назад +10

      You don't have a morel shrine? Weird...

    • @lancep2002
      @lancep2002 3 года назад +4

      Do you not have food shrines in your house? I’ve got two rooms for Doritos at my place

    • @Tokmurok
      @Tokmurok 3 года назад +1

      Since Indians worship cows this is far more probable than you'd think.

    • @gandalf2447
      @gandalf2447 3 года назад

      The only way the morel will reveal itself is if you praise the god of morels with a morel room

  • @blackoceancreativeuniverse
    @blackoceancreativeuniverse 3 года назад +34

    A woodland poem to the love between a man and a mushroom. Beautiful camera work, delicious fungus, and the kind of whether that makes me want to eat in front of a fire. Maybe your most heartfelt work. Great job!

  • @lasagnasux4934
    @lasagnasux4934 3 года назад +31

    One of my grandpa's close friends was a great mushroom hunter. Me and my grandpa when into Wal-Mart once and he stayed in the car and 10 minutes later we came out and he had this Wal-Mart sack ful of them. He was just like, well i saw this dogwood and just went over there, and there they were.

  • @ValkyrieTiara
    @ValkyrieTiara 3 года назад +152

    Me: "Man, Jon talks about morels the way he talks about nutmeg."
    Jon: "If there's one dish that doesn't need nutmeg, it's this one!"
    Me: :surprised pikachu:

    • @Manudyne
      @Manudyne 3 года назад +1

      Unlike nutmeg, you're not canon

    • @ValkyrieTiara
      @ValkyrieTiara 3 года назад +4

      @@Manudyne It would have cost you nothing to not say that =/

    • @Manudyne
      @Manudyne 3 года назад

      @@ValkyrieTiara True. But I couldn't resist.

    • @grandmademetrius9941
      @grandmademetrius9941 3 года назад +1

      @@ValkyrieTiara I dislike you on a very lethal level for absolutely no reason

    • @effigytormented
      @effigytormented 3 года назад +1

      They really are that good! They only come once a year just after winter. People pay top dollar for them!

  • @aliyamoon80
    @aliyamoon80 3 года назад +64

    When my sons were young, we'd visit family in southern Indiana. We'd forage for morels. They were WONDERFUL. Some years were better than others, but we adored them. Thank you for bringing back memories. My family has passed on, and we haven't been back to Indiana for years. I miss those days.

  • @timbushong4387
    @timbushong4387 3 года назад +40

    "Trick somebody"
    So Jon - I'm getting the idea that you like morels...

    • @forteandblues
      @forteandblues 3 года назад +7

      I was trying to imagine how I would go about tricking someone into serving me fried morel mushrooms.

    • @therealbigfoot3076
      @therealbigfoot3076 3 года назад +6

      Morel of the story, yes

  • @cambriakilgannon12
    @cambriakilgannon12 3 года назад +148

    6:30 The mushrooms are different because of the mycelium that is fruiting the mushrooms. As the mycelium network in the ground starts to run out of nutrients from the area it has colonized, it produces the spore-releasing bodies that we know as mushrooms in order to find more nutrients. The mycelium puts all the nutrients it has stored into these fruits, and can do it multiple times over the course of time. As the mycelium runs lower and lower on nutrients it will produce different mushrooms, often larger and less of them. This is why you find different varieties of the same mushroom as time goes on; unfortunately Morel mushrooms are not unique in this respect!

    • @idkidk6745
      @idkidk6745 2 года назад +5

      No, they are magical

    • @stevesaturnation
      @stevesaturnation Год назад +3

      @@idkidk6745no, I think you’re thinking of the ones I did back at the Greatful Dead show I went to in ‘87 😵‍💫

    • @filonin2
      @filonin2 Год назад +1

      Why is that unfortunate?

    • @Luke-pk9fe
      @Luke-pk9fe Год назад

      Neeeeeerd

    • @jasmadams
      @jasmadams Год назад

      Yes! What we call mushrooms are actually the reproductive organs of fungus. The organism is out of sight, beneath the earth/plants. It sends up these organs to fertilize and spore.

  • @jeffnickels6199
    @jeffnickels6199 2 года назад +16

    They’re called “Dry land fish” around here. It’s interesting that you’ll usually find a big bagful of morels when you hunt for them, and all it takes is some flour, salt and butter to make a very good meal for a family. Add in some wild greens in a salad and you definitely won’t go hungry

    • @achanwahn
      @achanwahn 6 месяцев назад

      Ohhh. That makes sense because of the way they look. Like little fish filets

    • @callmeishmaelk767
      @callmeishmaelk767 5 месяцев назад

      I love mushrooms, and I love fresh fish, like in I caught it 3 hours earlier. Interesting you mention dry land fish. That's probably a good description of these even though I've never had them. Truly fresh fish has a distinct sweet flavor that is not experienced unless you caught it earlier that day. I imagine that's what these mushrooms umpff factor is.

  • @arecestravi
    @arecestravi 3 года назад +22

    Wow, here in Ukraine we`ve had morel season just 2 or 3 weeks ago, depending on region. For me - its cool to see that not just button mushrooms connect different continents in cooking :)

  • @thomasgiles2876
    @thomasgiles2876 3 года назад +103

    The alternate thumbnail is "This recipe doesn't use nutmeg" [laser eyes]

  • @codmpink
    @codmpink 3 года назад +49

    As an Indiana native theres nothing better in this state than morels! I dont even flour them lmao. Awesome video!

    • @davidfailing6631
      @davidfailing6631 3 года назад +1

      i use a flour mixture i dont like minature morels lol

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад +1

      Nor do i. Salt, pepper, and cayenne. Flour ruins it imo. I do however, cook them with scrambled eggs sometimes. I can hear the gasps already, lol.

  • @jimappleton5550
    @jimappleton5550 3 года назад +124

    A friend here in Oregon who grows organic cherries was frustrated by a fungal infection in his orchard. He mowed it for years.
    Long story short, they were true morels.
    He burnt his prunings in windrows between the trees, yielding hundreds of pounds per acre of organic morels.
    He made more from mushrooms by far than from cherries.

    • @Chadmiral
      @Chadmiral 2 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @DocBree13
      @DocBree13 Год назад +8

      That’s awesome :) I bet all that mowing spread the spores and led to a much bigger crop :)

    • @calvinspiff4348
      @calvinspiff4348 Год назад

      I can't believe they mowed over them... smh

  • @smitty3624
    @smitty3624 Год назад +6

    I wouldn't call myself a morel hunter, but I come across one or two once in awhile. Since I don't usually find enough to do a sizable fry, my favorite way to do them is in an omelet. I saute them in a little butter, and fold them in "French" style. A lovely way to start the day for sure.

  • @theaverageglasses6197
    @theaverageglasses6197 3 года назад +40

    The perfect crossover of all my weird interests: Mushrooms, history and cooking. *chefkiss* Once in a lifetime I guess.

  • @Poopustheclown
    @Poopustheclown 3 года назад +13

    Found a patch of them near the ninth hole of a golf course I frequent! Four years of searching and a stray golf shot reveals them.....

  • @matthewfriday2979
    @matthewfriday2979 3 года назад +62

    Northern Michigander here... John is absolutely spot on about how rare and delicious these little forest gems are. If you're thinking to yourself, "surely he's exaggerating," I can assure you, no, he is not, and he cooked them as one should - a hot pan and good butter with a bit of flour and salt and pepper. That's all you need.

  • @deelynn9932
    @deelynn9932 3 года назад +11

    Since my teens, I have always loved a bowl of mushrooms and onions with a creamery butter, a slice of homemade bread and considered myself 'well-fed.' Knowing we had access to meat and fish of all varieties, it is now my comfort food during the Fall/Winter. Alas, it is tricky to hunt fresh non-poisonous mushrooms, and men/women need protein and other vitamins/minerals, so I now consider it a special treat, and a highly appreciated 'share of knowledge' to younger generations here in America. Thank you for the upload!

  • @ChoochooseU
    @ChoochooseU 3 года назад +11

    So incredibly jealous of The morels!! As a kid here in Tennessee- we’d hunt them and get massive amounts each year and my favourite way of cooking was fried. I had NO idea till I became an adult that these were expensive mushrooms 😂
    We enjoyed them as seasonal treat much like we did poke salad or creek greens in bacon grease & vinegar we called a salad. (water cress as I now know)
    Gosh you made me 🥰 when you said there’s no other way to cook them but fried!!!
    I will say maybe now that I’m an adult- I’d go for a freshly grated horseradish with mayo for about every 5th bite just to go zinnnnng!
    The texture of a morel is also just *chefs 😘 kiss*

  • @Versiris
    @Versiris 3 года назад +150

    Well I know what I'm doing next time I find some morels!

    • @LowdownBoy
      @LowdownBoy 3 года назад

      Do the helicopter

    • @TheManOWrath
      @TheManOWrath 3 года назад +1

      What did you do last time you saw some?

    • @JR-he6fn
      @JR-he6fn 3 года назад +2

      Call the police and start world war 3?

    • @ericcrites3389
      @ericcrites3389 3 года назад

      Let me try some?

  • @miketacos9034
    @miketacos9034 3 года назад +141

    “Mmm... hm, this tastes differe-“ And that was the last video he ever made.

    • @truthreigns3465
      @truthreigns3465 3 года назад +4

      You learn what is edible just like you learn anything else

    • @tolga1cool
      @tolga1cool 3 года назад +12

      @@truthreigns3465 In the case of mushrooms it sometimes goes a little differently. You die and the people who saw what you ate learn from the experience

    • @riproar11
      @riproar11 3 года назад +2

      I learned that during Medieval times entire families would be found dead in their home due to them accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms during a meal.

    • @tolga1cool
      @tolga1cool 3 года назад +1

      @@riproar11 And the bad thing about mushroom poisoning is that it doesn't just make you drop dead in your sleep. Usually it's paired with agony and multiple organ failure

    • @riproar11
      @riproar11 3 года назад +2

      @@tolga1cool Yes. In 1997 I read a major article how the wine maker billionaire family Sebastiani lost their eldest son Sam. He frequently went mushroom gathering and ate a Death Cap mushroom. He suffered an agonizing death while waiting 7 days for a liver transplant.

  • @randolphchappel6098
    @randolphchappel6098 3 года назад +30

    Both sets of my grandparents prepared morels by 1st parboiling them, then draining them; then cooking them lightly in cream with a wee bit of chopped dill weed. They were both from Ukraine.

    • @worldtraveler930
      @worldtraveler930 3 года назад +8

      You can never go wrong with a good old Ukrainian recipe!

    • @Warhammered
      @Warhammered 3 года назад +1

      Now that sounds better than bland frying.

    • @lokilyesmyth
      @lokilyesmyth 3 года назад +2

      That is how the Finns prepare the false morel, the poisonous ones. Apparently you can eat them if you boil and change the water, but the American ones are a bit stronger so it is better to boil them twice.

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад +2

      @@Warhammered frying them that way most certainly isn't bland. Boiling them would destroy the flavor and adding dill would cover it up lol. These mushrooms have a beautiful subtle flavor that can be easily lost in the mix. As stated above, that is the way Europeans would prepare the false verpa mushrooms.

    • @michaelrosa9065
      @michaelrosa9065 3 года назад

      @@Warhammered my name is the Portuguese version of yours lol

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz 3 года назад +46

    I was wondering would you do some more video's on Native American life in the 17th and 18th century, maybe even some recipes. You could even get a guest speaker in, that would be fascinating!

    • @DIEGhostfish
      @DIEGhostfish 3 года назад +3

      He did a few back in the day.

    • @Alex-cw3rz
      @Alex-cw3rz 3 года назад +3

      @@DIEGhostfish I'll have to check them out also, thanks!

  • @tpixl
    @tpixl 3 года назад +153

    *Townsends taking a walk through the forest during spring*
    Morels chuckle : "I'm in danger..."

  • @deadbeathusband471
    @deadbeathusband471 3 года назад +22

    My dad is from the Dalmatia region in Croatia and his family has been hunting morels for generations.The locals there fry them with scrambled eggs and season with a little salt and pepper.

  • @seth468
    @seth468 3 года назад +9

    Interesting thing about the different varieties; all cap and stem mushrooms do this. Imagine it like a fruit tree. Under the ground there is a network of thin filaments, like mushroom roots, called mycelium. The mycelium grows from spores weeks before the actual fruiting begins. Once the season is right and the rains come, the root will sprout its fruit. The fruit will appear differently depending on the conditions. So, early in the season, the roots put out the best fruit they can at that time; the spike variety. Those get picked, eaten, die, and are gone. The roots put out fruit continuously, but halfway through the season the conditions are different, so the fruit will be different. Ditto late season, and that's why you have the different mushrooms coming up at different times from the same spots.

  • @erinhowett3630
    @erinhowett3630 3 года назад +42

    I once heard this little story:
    You're at home, and grab an orange from the fridge. A plant specialist runs in and says "STOP THAT'S NOT AN ORANGE. IT'S POISON!". But you know it's an orange and eat it anyway.
    THAT'S how sure you need to be before you go foraging for food.

    • @Alex-cw3rz
      @Alex-cw3rz 3 года назад +1

      Interesting

    • @extended_e
      @extended_e 3 года назад +1

      Kinda true, I have done tons of foraging. And when you are introduced to new plant / species risk of mistakes is highest. I have almost gotten poisoned 3 times because that. 1 or 2 Times makes you careful.

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад

      Sounds about right, especially when it comes to mushrooms.

    • @davidfailing6631
      @davidfailing6631 3 года назад

      only time i got sick from foraging is eating my fill of beefsteak mushrooms once you get sick off them dont try to eat them again is the best advice you will ever get

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад

      @@davidfailing6631 you got lucky. From what i hear, beefsteak mushrooms kill people. I smash them if i see them, just to prevent that from happening.

  • @drmystique
    @drmystique 3 года назад +14

    Oh my, never saw you so passionate before! Funny thing is, I walked by my garden this morning and saw several morels which I have never seen before, then came in and saw your video! I'm heading back out to pick them now.

  • @ilyastorchevoy9143
    @ilyastorchevoy9143 3 года назад +31

    I want to recommend soaking any mushrooms in salt water (3 tablespoons of salt per liter of water) for about half an hour. Then rinse them thoroughly. This helps to remove all insects and worms from the mushroom.

    • @PhilthAdelphiA
      @PhilthAdelphiA 2 года назад +1

      @@The_Cat_Authority your ancestors in the 1700s most likely didn’t wash or thoroughly soak most if not all of their produce and they turned out fine. I thoroughly rinse all fruits and vegetables I eat at home but you’re not going to die if you don’t soak or rinse yours at home. Don’t talk down on people as if they’re all stupid when your name is pickle Rick.

    • @PhilthAdelphiA
      @PhilthAdelphiA 2 года назад

      @@The_Cat_Authority you know good and well that your name is a pickle Rick reference. The life expectancy was so low for many bigger and more serious reasons.

    • @ratslayer110
      @ratslayer110 2 года назад

      @@The_Cat_Authority you guys....lol

  • @suzyhazelwood9942
    @suzyhazelwood9942 Год назад +3

    I can't help but chuckle when Americans recommend Kerry Gold butter as if it's a superior butter... it really is not. It's okay, but there are far nicer tasting and better quality butters than Kerry Gold. Maybe I'm spoilt, maybe Britain has a lot more choice in butters available than America? Maybe some informed American can let me know if butter is limited in the US that Kerry Gold butter is held with such high respect.... I really have no idea. It's a pretty average butter in the UK.. unless you're Irish like my Dad was, in which case you probably don't eat any other butter. My Dad thought it was the best butter in the world for many years until someone convinced him to try a Norwegian butter.... he realised there was a whole load of truly scrumptious, top quality butter he'd missed out on.
    Visually those mushrooms remind me of tripe.🤢 But I would guess they taste a whole lot better than rubbery old tripe? Mushrooms fried in butter are truly the best!😋

  • @codypalm
    @codypalm 3 года назад +7

    my family was in Rochester Minnesota around 8 years ago. we were on a lakeside walk when my mother found a morel mushroom about 6" tall and 3" wide. looked like it weighed 1 pound... long story short she identified it as edible she fried it up and it fed all 6 of us. best mushroom ive ever tasted, only seasoning was a dash of salt and pepper. 👍🍄

  • @WantedVisual
    @WantedVisual 3 года назад +18

    Jon said a dish doesn't need nutmeg. Either these are really good mushrooms, or he's being held hostage and this is a desperate plea for someone to come save him.

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 3 года назад

      Lol😊🐝❤

    • @danielbanks7500
      @danielbanks7500 3 года назад +2

      I agree with him. You want to as little as possible to mess with the flavor. When he calls them magic he isn't wrong!

  • @myway3343
    @myway3343 3 года назад +30

    Morels aren’t just a food. Around where I’m at in Michigan they are a spiritual connection with the forest >>>

    • @rayyanali4471
      @rayyanali4471 3 года назад +4

      Well fungi do have a physical connection with forests. Trees communicate with one another through mycelium networks.

    • @myway3343
      @myway3343 3 года назад

      True Dat!

    • @slightlyamusedblackkidfrom9153
      @slightlyamusedblackkidfrom9153 3 года назад +2

      @@rayyanali4471 taking psilocybe showed me this just in a different way

    • @MeepsGO
      @MeepsGO 3 года назад

      He wasn't joking about the right clothes and a mushroom stick.
      For some ventures in life you need to fully respect the local spirits or you flat out won't get results. But if you do...

  • @F0XD1E
    @F0XD1E 3 года назад +14

    I'm surprised it took years for you to make a video about these when you're obviously so passionate about them. Great video. I'd like to go morel hunting someday.

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 3 года назад

      It’s probably because he kept eating them all before they could set the filming equipment up! 😋
      Like one of those jerk passengers in your car, that blindly digs into the bag and indiscriminately eats handfuls of tasty fries, from any of the fry boxes-while you have to drive and focus on the road!!
      _(I’m TOTALLY not salty about the french fry thing though......)_
      😆❤️

  • @kurttagle1787
    @kurttagle1787 5 месяцев назад +5

    Who's here after seeing dave's sushi deadly mushroom

    • @soulfyre6521
      @soulfyre6521 5 месяцев назад

      me lol
      trying to figure out how tf they killed someone, maybe it was the verity townsend said was poisonous, with the center which was not hollow..

  • @TheSlavChef
    @TheSlavChef 3 года назад +45

    I remember when I was little, we were always in the forest with babushka and dedushka picking all types of mushrooms, after that we dried most of them and prepared some soup with the rest. Good times.

    • @natviolen4021
      @natviolen4021 3 года назад +7

      I had a Bohemian grandmother and we did exactly the same. My father used to fry a few fresh ones in butter with onion, caraway, eggs and parsley, we had soup, and the other ones were cut in slivers and dried on newspaper in the attic.

    • @kamilpotato3764
      @kamilpotato3764 3 года назад +9

      It's Slavic national sport :) Mushroom picking:) Pickled mushrooms, dried mushrooms, mushrooms sauce, fried mushrooms, dumplings with mushrooms....

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 года назад +6

      @@kamilpotato3764 you know, comrade!!!

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 года назад +5

      @@natviolen4021 same! I remember the newspaper with the mushrooms on top!

    • @debraallen63
      @debraallen63 3 года назад +3

      @@natviolen4021 They have such a nice nutty flavor when they're dried!!!

  • @donniev8181
    @donniev8181 3 года назад +17

    Oh how jealous am I right now!! My family has 1200 acres of prime mushroom land and im stuck getting over a broken leg. God bless

    • @robertbookwalter9376
      @robertbookwalter9376 3 года назад +1

      And not one good enough friend to bring you some, Donnie? Exact definition of what a shame is!

    • @donniev8181
      @donniev8181 3 года назад +1

      @@robertbookwalter9376 yes. Never thought of that but maybe i can shame them into bringing me some. Im the dumb one who moved to the city, I guess that's what I get.

    • @robertbookwalter9376
      @robertbookwalter9376 3 года назад

      @@donniev8181 I'm still in the country in south-central Ohio and our morel season is winding down with the adverse weather conditions. No pheasant back , wood ears and chanti's yet and normally r woods is teeming with them by now. Good luck!

  • @jrsimeon02
    @jrsimeon02 3 года назад +20

    YES! If you start a segment of more of these naturally grown foods, I'm sure it will grow popular!

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 3 года назад +1

      *”Grow popular”* ....I see what you did there.
      😁❤️

    • @4philipp
      @4philipp 3 года назад

      We don’t want that. People will destroy the forest. So let’s just say they are poisonous

  • @Anonsage3
    @Anonsage3 3 года назад +8

    The way he talks about mushrooms with excitement and zeal is exactly how we treat them in Iowa lol.

  • @uberneanderthal
    @uberneanderthal 3 года назад +41

    i've never seen him this deadly serious about anything. you mess with this man's morels, you gon' get cut

    • @AtheistPilgrim
      @AtheistPilgrim 3 года назад

      I was picking morels once on some other guy's "turf." (he had no rights to the actual location) He flashed a gun. Morel hunters are wacky serious sometimes.

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 3 года назад

      @@AtheistPilgrim why? Are they super tasty or what?

    • @pLaIrVaIdNoGx
      @pLaIrVaIdNoGx 3 года назад

      @@diogeneslantern18 well some people are just crazy assholes. But they are good, and rare. They take time, dedication, know how, and positivity to catch. Yes, i said catch.

  • @31337ification
    @31337ification 3 года назад +16

    I almost fell out my chair when John refused to put nutmeg in it?!

  • @LilyoftheValeyrising
    @LilyoftheValeyrising 3 года назад +10

    I’m so glad you’re getting into foraging! I’ve been doing it since I was in England when I was a kid!! Wait until you try chicken or the woods and oyster mushrooms! There are the ‘foolproof four’ : morels, puffballs, chicken of the woods and chanterelle. Super easy to identify and usually NO look alikes.

  • @d4nnysp3nc3r
    @d4nnysp3nc3r 3 года назад +7

    This is such a great video, I spent all last late summer/early autumn, taking a woodland walk to work, picking birch boletes, puffball and parasol mushroom, such a great activity, highly recommended with 100% caution.

  • @namleist
    @namleist 3 года назад +59

    the reason john is so excited is morels are like truffles or matsutake, can't farm them, only pick them in the wild

    • @ViktoriousDead
      @ViktoriousDead 3 года назад +6

      Well you can actually. It’s fairly easy to reproduce from spore prints

    • @davidfailing6631
      @davidfailing6631 3 года назад +5

      the town right next to mine had a plant where they reproduced lots of mushrooms including morels ive been picking since i could walk soak in salt water every single time absolutely no exceptions unless you like eating bugs

    • @catland88
      @catland88 3 года назад

      @@davidfailing6631 oh I thought we couldn't put water on mushrooms. How salty? How long to soak?

    • @bunnyslippers191
      @bunnyslippers191 3 года назад

      @@catland88 Jon gives you the instructions in the video.

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 3 года назад +1

      @@ViktoriousDead I have never successfully grown morels and I have tried!! I have grown other mushrooms, even hen-of-the-woods. If I could grow motels, I'd be a wealthy happy woman.

  • @lugialover09
    @lugialover09 3 года назад +22

    There's something so very wholesome and fun about watching Jon get so excited and serious about a really particular topic.

  • @FlintSparkedStudios
    @FlintSparkedStudios 3 года назад +12

    I’m a fellow Hoosier and a neighbor gave me a bag full just a couple weeks ago. Cleaned them with salt water and a little apple cider vinegar. Fried them up with olive oil and added some more salt. It was delicious. No flavor quite like it.

  • @bottongabriel7057
    @bottongabriel7057 3 года назад +7

    Cooking morel mushrooms in a bit of white wine (and a schalot if available) is also absolutely delicious. They just have such stringent environment requirements though. Usually you just luck into a zone where they grow and that's your go to zone for years

    • @MistahJigglah
      @MistahJigglah 7 месяцев назад

      If you can get them, try ramp(like mild wild shallots) and fiddleheads(taste like mild asparagus) with it,
      They're actually called "The spring trinity" in a lot of places.

  • @warrenjehosephat231
    @warrenjehosephat231 3 года назад +21

    I will never be able to think about Morel Mushrooms ever again without thinking of that Best of the Worst episode with the exploding varmints and three year old party jokes.

  • @riley.b.o
    @riley.b.o 3 года назад +17

    "I'm going to be very judicious with this." John, you always have the best choice of words!

  • @dobreadedchicken
    @dobreadedchicken 3 года назад +20

    This is the most beautiful obsession I have ever seen. It's weirdly intimate.