- 5+
- 2 hours
Get a foodie perspective on shoots leaves and edible trees. On this 2-hour class, learn how to identify wild foods in Vancouver with Swallow Tail Culinary Adventures!
Quick Details
Learn how to ID, harvest & cook morel mushrooms
For a few years after a forest fire, the exposed soil can produce a perfect habitat for edible wild mushrooms called burn morels to thrive. Join mycologist Willoughby Arevalo and Chef Robin Kort for a mushroom hunting field trip focusing on these special spring mushrooms. We’ll teach you how to safely identify, sustainably and ethically harvest one of the most expensive and delicious mushrooms in the world.
What you’ll learn:
- How to identify morels and any poisonous look likes
- Harvesting best practices
- Mushroom foraging safety and ethics
- How to use mapping and online tools to find morel spots
- How to prepare and cook morels with Chef Robin
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Meet at 10am for safety and mushroom ID basics class with mycologist
11:00 Mushroom cooking with Chef Robin
11:30 Lunch break
12:30-3:00 Guided mushroom hunting -
Warm layers
Rain gear (pants and jacket)
Sturdy walking shoes like hiking boots
A wide basket for collecting or a small bucket
Your own transportation
A pocket knife
Lunch -
Will be within 2.5 hours of Vancouver, specific location to be determined the week before the adventure