Chanterelle

It is wet here in South Carolina. This has got to be one of the, if not the wettest July on record for our state.  As a result, our woods are just full of mushrooms.  We took a short walk in the woods around our house after dinner this evening and found so many Chanterelles, I stopped counting.

 

 

 Although I can't say that I have tasted one, Chanterelles, are known for their culinary value.  Through Internet research, I have found that records of chanterelles being eaten date back to the 1500s, they first gained widespread recognition as a culinary delicacy with the spreading influence of French cuisine in the 1700s, where they began appearing in palace kitchens. For many years, they remained notable for being served at the tables of nobility. Nowadays, the usage of chanterelles in the kitchen is common throughout Europe and North America.