Can you sell morel mushrooms to restaurants?

Question

I was wondering if anybody knows if restaurants would buy morel mushrooms, and if so? What kind of restaurants? Usually how much?

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

i know that some buy portobella mushrooms. i used to pic bags of those. . . . . never sold any tho

Answer 2

Call a few of the more expensive restaurants (French, Italian or "California Cuisine" type) near your home.  Since kitchen staffs are busy during lunch and dinner hours, my guess would be to call between 2pm and 4pm or so.

Answer 3

I think you can sell morel mushroom to restaurants providing that you met their standards...

usually the high-end restaurants for fine dinning will love to have your mushrooms as it is a great favor.

I think at present moment : the price for this type of mushroom should diff from one state to the next... but te best price is always those sold to the cities...

as they are gourmet mushroom the price is higher than normal mushroom.. it is a trade secret that you 've got to learn ...  try selling your mushroom for the price of regular mushroom but at a higher price ( example regular: $1.20 per pound , you should sell yours for 2.20 per pound ... and from there you judge)

best of lucky

Answer 4

I am former chef and have bought from private vendors, things like asparagas, fiddleheads, salmon and other fruit and veg.

The only thing you may find with mushrooms of any kind is the suspect issues, being are they safe, most places might be reluctant to buy them unless you have a certication as a qualified mushroom hunter.

When I worked in B.C, Canada we had a vendor bring morels, chanterelles, lobster, shiitake, shimiji and enoki mushrooms grown then organically in the woods north of Vancouver, he was well known to the restaurants and hotels in the city so he had not problem, I would look to what the one person said, find a market base for them, and as most mushroom hunters have there own private spot, like truffle hunters in Italy and France, make sure you can sell them, otherwise you can dry them and sell them that way, we bought from a commercial company in the winter, dried morels/chanterelles and porchinis, plus they ground the odd ones for seasoning or to add to sauces or pasta mixes.

Answer 5

http://www.pacrimmushrooms.com/