What are King Trumpet Mushrooms? - CHOW Tip

Far West Fungi manager Ian Garrone loves king trumpet mushrooms, which he describes as firm and dense as well as buttery and sweet. He also describes what to look for when buying king trumpets.

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King Trumpets are one of our favorite mushrooms because it's firm and it's dense, similar to almost like abalone meat in texture. It should have a nice, thick, large stem on it and the cap shouldn't have any blemishes. It's buttery sweet and you can go as simple as sauteing it with a little olive oil and garlic or as complex as a stew or risotto and it's going to work out really well.