Helvella lacunosa

Edible

(I have not tried it. It should be thoroughly cooked.)

Helvella lacunosa

(Fluted Black Elfin Saddle)

Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary's College

Contents of this Page

Common Names - Common names listed for many languages

Descriptions - Links to descriptions of this species in many languages

Photographs - Links to photographs of this species on the web

Drawings and Paintings - Links to illustrations of this species on the web

Postage Stamps - Links to postage stamps showing this species on the web

Recipes

Recipes on the Web - Links to recipes for this species on the web (in many languages)

My Own Recipes:

NOTE REGARDING INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE

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Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary's College

Common names:

Basque:

Catalan:

Czech:

Danish:

Dutch:

English: fluted black elfin saddle

Finnish:

French: helvelle lacuneuse

German: gruben-lorchel

Hungarian:

Italian:

Japanese:

Norwegian: mørk høstmorkel

Polish:

Yugoslavian (Serbian?):

Slovakian:

Slovenian:

Spanish:

Swedish:

Turkish:

Descriptions:

Links to descriptions of Helvella lacunosa on the web in many languages.

Basque

Catalan

English

The Fungi of California

Finnish

French

German

Italian

Norwegian

Polish

Spanish

Swedish

Photographs:

Links to photographs of Helvella lacunosa on the web.

Kuznik, Boleslaw

Lockwood, Taylor F.

Pilze, Pilze, Pilze (text in German)

Rich, Robert (text in English)

Steinmetz, Mark

Stevens, Fred

Wood, Michael

Drawings and Paintings:

Links to illustrations of Helvella lacunosa on the web.

Postage Stamps:

Links to postage stamps depicting Helvella lacunosa on the web.

Photograph by Brother Alfred Brousseau, St. Mary's College

Recipes:

THE MANDATORY DISCLAIMER

On mycophagy:

There is a saying in German that translates roughly as "All mushrooms are edible, but some kinds only once." Put another way, there are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old bold mushroom hunters.

Don't overdo it. Most adverse reactions I have had to wild mushrooms have usually been tied to over-consumption. Most of all, if you aren't absolutely sure what it is, it is generally wiser not to eat it. When in doubt throw it out.

On storing Helvella lacunosa:

On cooking Helvella lacunosa:

B.W. Freyburger

Recipes on the Web:

Links to recipes using Helvella lacunosa appearing on the web.

Czech

English

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Swedish

Here are a couple of my favorite recipes:

Updated March 21, 2001