Cultivated fresh mushrooms are available all year. Wild mushrooms are at their peak in autumn although some, such as morels, are found in spring. Dried mushrooms are available all year round.

Use a mixture of wild mushrooms to make this luxurious mushroom soup really special. A wonderful starter at a dinner party. Sweat the shallots in the butter with a pinch of salt for 3 minutes.

There is no foolproof way to distinguish which mushroom is edible and which is poisonous. According to the health ministry, one person died earlier this year after eating wild mushrooms.

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