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Definition of morel
: any of several edible fungi (genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta) having a conical cap with a highly pitted surface —called also morel mushroom
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In spring, morel mushrooms from Melby-Gibbons' parents' property in Iowa appeared on the menu.
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The purple broccolini, asparagus and morels came from the University District farmers market.
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Morels are prized because of their unbeatable combination of flavor (full and hearty) and texture (honeycombed and sort of spongy).
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The earl grey (light on the bergamot) created a flavor bridge to the accompanying morel ragout, a dark, herby stew, buttressed by thick-cut, buttered brioche toast.
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Warm crimini and morel mushrooms were salty, garlicky, and scrumptious, especially mixed with an order of coconut sticky rice.
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MENU HIGHLIGHTS (menu changes weekly) Gougères; salads (with roast beets or house lardons); leek-and-goat-cheese tart; halibut with fines herbes; braised chicken with morels and black trumpet mushrooms; warm apricot tart.
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But some dishes, like the delicate egg custard in a smoky dashi with morels and soybeans, were worse for wear and tear after they were doled out to individual plates.
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Right now, the spring morels, with their delicate and distinct flavor and unique honeycomb design by Mother Nature, are the prized finds when foraging.
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Origin and Etymology of morel
French morille, probably from Vulgar Latin *mauricula, from maurus brown, from Latin Maurus inhabitant of Mauretania
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