these tasty little treats are called chanterelle in english, though i had never tasted them before coming here as far as i know.
these often quite tiny, fluted, amber colored mushrooms are available at the market now and are featured in every menu in town for as long as the season lasts.
they are extremely popular here, as case in point, we were pushed out of the way at market last weekend by a woman who saw us buying them while saying over and over until she got to them- pfifferlinge, pfifferlinge, i had not seen them, i had not seen them! obviously she needed a pfifferlinge fix.
the down side of these mushrooms is that they are damn hard to clean, but for their delicate flavor and yummy texture, we can put up with a little dirt- it is good for your immune system right?
the tradition of weekend or even weekday markets are not just in vogue in europe, but are naturally, backed by hundreds of years of people simply needing a bit of food- exactly like farmer's markets back home.
it is wonderful to be able to support our neighbors and local sellers by buying local foods and also eating foods in season, so that we are not adding to our carbon footprint with transportation costs.
...and the weekly esspresso mobil double latte macchiato doesn't hurt.
