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- It is best to keep chanterelles in the fridge
- Watch out for fresh goods when buying
- How long do chanterelles live?
- Clean and process chanterelles alike
- Storage in the fridge
- Tips
Even collected chanterelles stay in the fridge for up to four days
It is best to keep chanterelles in the fridge
Chanterelles (Cantharellus cibarius), also called "Eierschwammerl" in southern Germany because of their characteristic yellow color, is one of the most popular and delicious edible mushrooms. Who has no luck in the search in the forest, chanterelles can buy from August in the supermarket. But beware: These chanterelles are collected abroad and are quickly muddy and moldy due to long distances.
Watch out for fresh goods when buying
The chanterelles available in the supermarket are usually from Eastern European countries, mostly Belorussia (Belarus) or Moldova. In Germany wild mushrooms may be collected only for their own use and not for commercial trade, which is why German goods are not available in the shop. The foreign mushrooms, however, have come a long way, so you should check them thoroughly for freshness. These tricks will help you:
The fresher the chanterelles are, the better they taste - and the better they keep themselves in the fridge for a few more days.
How long do chanterelles live?
Even collected (and pre-cleaned!) Chanterelles can easily be stored in the fridge for three to four days - in this case, it is hardly fresher and the Eastern European supermarket mushrooms often took even longer to get there. Purchased chanterelles, on the other hand, should be consumed as much as possible on the same day or kept for a maximum of one more day in the refrigerator. Since you can not really know how fresh they are with these mushrooms, quick consumption is even more important. An already prepared mushroom dish or remnants of it, you should quickly cooled down, also a maximum of one day in the refrigerator and use at the latest then.
Clean and process chanterelles alike
Even if you want to temporarily store your collected chanterelles in the fridge, you must first clean them thoroughly. The reason for this is simple: chanterelles are often very dirty, especially in their groves collects hard to remove sand. Cleaning the chanterelles after their stay in the fridge will make this activity harder for you. The mushrooms have then soaked with moisture from the refrigerator, so that the dirt adheres more strongly. An immediate cleaning saves you a lot of effort after the fact.
Storage in the fridge
The cleaned chanterelles belong, wrapped in a cloth, in paper or a kitchen towel, in the vegetable compartment or 0 ° C compartment of your refrigerator. If you want to hold for longer than a few days, we recommend freezing: Blanch the clean mushrooms briefly in boiling, salted water and then dry well. Now you can put it in a freezer at least minus 18 ° C. Here they last for at least a year.
Tips
In many internet forums, the old myth still haunts that chanterelles should not be frozen. That's nonsense, as has now been stated. However, the mushrooms can also be preserved in other ways.