morel

noun mo·rel \ mə-ˈrel , mȯ- \

|Updated on: 26 Jul 2018

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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Recent Examples of morel from the Web

Until then, blueberries were a wild thing, an indigenous American fruit foraged like ramps or morels.

— rachel wharton, New York Times, "In the Shadow of the Blueberry Titans, Smaller Growers Thrive," 2 July 2018
The bigoli alla carbonara ($22) includes ramps, morel mushrooms and guanciale.

— michael bauer, SFChronicle.com, "Sorrel off to a stellar start in Pacific Heights," 6 July 2018
An appealingly enormous, rectangular raviolo, with a line of meaty morels, peas, and chervil down its middle, brought to mind a high-rise, as on theme as a Mickey Mouse pancake at Disneyland.

— hannah goldfield, The New Yorker, "The Sprawling, Swanky, Slightly Sterile Legacy Records," 7 June 2018
Those dishes are fricassee of free range chicken with morel mushrooms and young leeks, pea and mint risotto with pea shoots, truffle oil and parmesan crisps and ten hour slow roasted Windsor pork belly with apple compote and crackling.

— diana pearl, PEOPLE.com, "Here's the Menu from the Royal Wedding Lunch Reception — and It Looks Delicious!," 19 May 2018
Tiny morels and shimeji mushrooms lurk amid tangles of arugula pappardelle tossed with a puree made from charred asparagus.

— mike sula, Chicago Reader, "With antique spirits and goat brats, Mordecai brings fine dining to Rickettsville," 17 May 2018
Ingredients are likely to include fiddlehead ferns, morel and pheasant back mushrooms, spring onions, watercress, ramps, peas, spruce tips and rhubarb.

— carol deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Little Duck Kitchen debuts in May with foraging and farm dinner," 11 Apr. 2018
Add garlic and morels; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

— the good housekeeping test kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Orecchiette with Morels and Peas," 3 Aug. 2016
Creamy and savory, cheesy grits are a Southern staple at all times of day, but these grits studded with meaty morel mushrooms are an outstanding brunch dish.

— virginia willis, Country Living, "Parmesan Grits with Morels," 23 Feb. 2011

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