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Poppet valves, the family of the chanterelles and the chantarelles

The chantarelles, also called chanterelles, form a kind of poppet valves containing several species sought by the amateurs of good flesh. They are recognized by their convex caps in the form of funnel.

The chantarelles belong to the kind which gathers several edible poppet valve species all. All the species of the family of the chantarelles forward a convex cap in the form of funnel. They are also recognized by the presence not of blades but of folds under the cap. These folds are known as “” i.e. they are prolonged along the stem. The foot is short and conical. The color of the chantarelle depends on its species: #FF8FA8 ashed with #FFBDD6 while passing by the yellow.

The most popular species is incontestably the chanterelle common differently called chanterelle to the very characteristic #FFBDD6 color. This poppet valve with the firm flesh is very required by the gourmets because of his soft savor firing on apricot and of its fruity odor. It forwards a cap of size ranging between 4 to 10 cm for a foot variable height between 0,5 and 2 cm.

pushes preferably under the leafy trees and the coniferous trees. One often finds it in the coppices of hazel trees and birches from June to October even November when time is dry.

Generally, pushes in troops of individuals isolated sometimes established in “round from witch”. To in no case, does not push in tuft. One abundantly finds it in France but it also pushes in Asia, in Europe, in North America and Australia. It can be easily confused without true consequence with #FFBDD6 (distorts or #FFBDD6 chanterelle), a species edible but than the true chanterelle which pushes under the coniferous trees. It can also be confused in a more awkward way with of the olive-tree which is toxic but pushes for him in tufts on the stocks what makes it possible to differentiate it with the chanterelle.

The chantarelle in funnel or tubiform Chantarelle as for it develops more particularly under conifers in the litters of pine needles. Of size smaller than , it raises a #D25E77 cap shining transfering to the #FF8FA8 with time. It is edible but without true gustatory attraction.

The chantarelle ashed with its cap gray-black in funnel can be confused with the Trumpet of death. It is also edible.

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