Wild Mushroom Seasonal Chart for Washington State
Give a chef wild mushrooms and watch their face light up with anticipation. Mushrooms are so versatile and come in so many different flavors and textures that they can be paired with virtually any menu protein. Wild mushrooms are famous for adding that umami flavor which deepens and enhances the complexity of a dish. The following mushroom seasonal chart will help you develop menus with the seasonality of wild mushrooms in mind. The fabulous thing to notice is that there is a wild edible mushroom available for every month and every season of the year!
Keep in mind that this is only a guideline…Mother Nature may change things up a bit each year. If you have info on a mushroom not on this list please leave a comment so I can add it to the list.
All mushrooms are edible, but some only once -Croatian proverb
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Angel Wings | ||||||||||||
Bearshead Tooth | ||||||||||||
Black Trumpet | ||||||||||||
Boletus, King | ||||||||||||
Cauliflower | ||||||||||||
Chanterelle | ||||||||||||
Chanterelle, Blue | ||||||||||||
Chanterelle, Yellowfoot | ||||||||||||
Chanterelle, White | ||||||||||||
Chicken of the Woods | ||||||||||||
Coral Mushroom | ||||||||||||
Fairy Ring | ||||||||||||
Hawks Wing | ||||||||||||
Hedgehog | ||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Honey Mushroom | ||||||||||||
Lion’s Maine | ||||||||||||
Lobster | ||||||||||||
Man on Horseback | ||||||||||||
Matsutake | ||||||||||||
Morel | ||||||||||||
Oyster | ||||||||||||
Puffball | ||||||||||||
Saffron Milky Cap | ||||||||||||
Snowbank Mushroom | ||||||||||||
The Prince | ||||||||||||
Truffle, Black | ||||||||||||
Truffle, White |
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