Sigh. I thought I could make a good wild mushroom risotto but on Friday night we sampled head chef Ryan’s take on it using Get Funghi Horn of Plenty at Hare and Hounds Mill Brow and I can honestly say it was the most delicious risotto I have ever eaten. We were truly impressed and actually quite proud to be part of such a great dish. We had it as part of the new grazing menu which is three smaller courses for £13.95, hugely good value. Congrats to Ryan for his excellent (as always) cuisine!
Tastings coming up!
We’re going to be in Hale this Saturday 20th July, at The Little Deli Company on Stamford Park Rd to be precise, where we’ll be making our trademark Winter Chanterelle toasties to give out to shoppers and passers by. Luckily the sun is due to keep on shining because we’ll be outside the shop – there’s not a lot of floor space inside because it’s jam packed with delicious gourmet delights! We’ll be serving between 1 and 3pm so if you’re in the area make sure you come on over and say hi.
Our next tasting after that will be Sat 3rd August when we’ll be in Chorlton all day. We’ll do our first tasting at Hickson & Black’s on Barlow Moor Rd from 11am to 1pm then head to Epicerie Ludo on Beech Rd between 2-4pm. Should be fun. We’re hoping people will do a wild mushroom crawl and come and visit both delis!
We’re on the menu!
It’s been a busy week for Get Funghi, what with two lovely new shops stocking our mushrooms and a tasting at Eighth Day on Friday. The icing on the cake however was a call from the head chef at the Hare & Hounds Mill Brow, in Marple Bridge, who wanted some Winter Chanterelles and Horn of Plenty to use on his new summer menu. This is the first time our products have been used in a professional kitchen so we’re really pleased!
Ryan is a talented chef who has a real flair for coming up with exciting dishes that get your mouth watering just by reading the menu, and we have had many fantastic meals there over the years. It’s a great kitchen in a fine Cheshire country pub, and we’re truly delighted to be featured on the menu there. And here it is!
More tastings, new stockists – it’s going to be a busy summer!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We just love visiting new delis and cafes and their owners. There are so many passionate, committed foodies out there who put in outrageous hours to make their businesses successful but who always find time to meet us and say very nice things about our products! We must thank Karl Sinfield again for his brilliant logo and label design, which everyone comments on.
Today I visited The Little Deli Company on Stamford Park Rd in Hale to drop off some Winter Chanterelles and Horn of Plenty,and we will be doing a tasting there on Saturday 20th July from 1-3pm. They will provide a good mature cheddar and a nice rye bread for us to use to make the Winter Chanterelle toasties, so they should be extra tasty!
On the way there I popped in to Back’s deli on Heaton Moor Rd, another fabulous and very busy emporium, with a lovely deli and cafe, and we’ll be selling our mushrooms there from this weekend onwards. Very exciting! They’re just down the road from the new Kro Bar, the newest one of the Manchester based Danish chain. Hmm, just thinking, wouldn’t it be nice if Swedish wild mushrooms were on the menu there…
Before I forget, we’re happy to be visiting our chums at On the Eighth Day on Oxford Road in Manchester this coming Friday, 12th July for a tasting between 11am and 2pm. Always a lovely place to visit. Great staff, a fantastic selection of organic and vegetarian foods, and a wonderful cafe.
New wild mushroom recipes
It’s been a while since we tried something new with wild mushrooms in the kitchen and the relatively fine weather last weekend seemed the perfect opportunity to have an impromptu al fresco summer supper with friends. So, the collection of recipes were duly sifted through and we decided to make Wild Mushroom, bacon & barley risotto, and Wild Mushroom & baby spinach quiche. The risotto was definitely worth trying, an interesting variation on the traditional variety with arborio rice, and we made it with a mixture of porcini and horn of plenty for flavour and colour. The quiche was a revelation. I often find them insipid but the combination of the earthiness of the winter chanterelles and the sharpness of the extra mature cheddar with the sweetness of the baby spinach was absolutely delicious. The recipes are on the website now. Hope you enjoy trying them out!
Spotted – a beautiful Chicken of the Woods
Look up if you venture out, and you might be lucky enough to spot one of these beauties, a magnificent specimen of Chicken of the Woods. Seen not actually in the woods but just by the road on an ancient oak tree. Feels like the mushroom season is officially underway!
Another deli to add to our list of stockists…
The very fine Dutsons deli and cafe in Marple Bridge is now stocking Get Funghi Winter Chanterelles and Porcini, with other varieties to follow before too long. It’s run by two very knowledgeable brothers and has a wonderful wine and fine foods selection, and a great cafe – can highly recommend a cappuccino and Marple Bridge cake, yum! Good times!
Visit West Sweden!
We’re very happy that Get Funghi are now featured on the West Sweden tourist board site as one of the British Tour Operators in the area. We are biased, I know, but it is such a beautiful part of the world to visit and you might be surprised to know that the climate is very often better than here in Northern England! Brits in general seem to know very little about Sweden and how fantastic it can be as a holiday destination. You could combine a weekend mushroom picking with us with other activities to extend your trip, and because it’s a coastal region the choices are many. All water sports and kayaking in particular are popular on the West Coast, and if you are a foodie then you will love the seafood and modern Swedish cuisine. There’s something in this region for everyone – sun worshippers, walkers, climbers, history lovers, readers (Camilla Läckberg anyone?), horse riders, swimmers – in a good summer the sea temperature can be a pleasant 20 degrees or more! Here’s a link so you can have a look at the West Sweden website for yourselves.
I like linguine, and I also like toasties. But which is better? Only one way to find out…..
A good time was had by all, as always, at Doc Greens in New Mills last Saturday. We wanted to promote our very tasty new variety Horn of Plenty so prepared a mushroom linguine for a change. But of course someone suggested on Facebook that a tasting without our famous Winter Chanterelle toasties would be completely wrong so we ended up making both. The linguine was universally acclaimed, happily, but the toasties won overall on the popularity front. They are just so moreish! Both recipes are on our website for you to try – have a go and let us know what you think.
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Try our new variety, Horn of Plenty, this Saturday 25 May!
Ah. Our new member of the family all packed up and ready to go! Love the new label by Karl Sinfield – Graphic Design. Horn of Plenty – also known as Trompette de Mort – is a really special mushroom, with bags of flavour and a dramatic black colour. We’ll be serving a simple pasta dish of Horn of Plenty with olive oil and garlic, plus our ever popular Winter Chanterelle mushroom toasties next Saturday May 25th at Doc Greens in New Mills from 11am – 2pm so make sure you get down there to try some of our delicious wild mushrooms. And while you’re out and about in Derbyshire take the opportunity to visit some of the very talented artists in New Mills who are exhibiting in the town over the weekend as part of Derbyshire Open Arts.
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