By Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio
Published 1997
The macabre Italian name trombetta dei morti, meaning Trumpet of death’, is a poor indicator of the beauty and flavour of this funnel-shaped, thin and fragile fungus. Black on the inside and greyish black outside, it is very delicate and grows only a few centimetres high. It is easy to find, though, as it grows prolifically in little groups in mixed woods and on almost bare ground from summer through to autumn.
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