Cepes are to be found in great quantities in the Aveyron area. All those cars you see parked next to woods have avid champignon collectors filling their baskets. We have been given cepes and cepes orange by a neighbour nearby with extensive woodland. As we did not know of the orange variety I duly went of to the chemist to have them checked. It is important you have all of the mushroom including the stem for identification to be made. If you are thinking of collecting mushrooms be careful that you have permission of the owner of the land as the farmers round about are getting stroppy about people taking the liberty of roaming through their woods. We know of a couple who had their car blocked by an irate farmer who refused to move his vehicle until the couple handed over their cepes. The agricultors know exactly where to find the mushrooms and which restaurant will give them a good price. No where near as pricey as truffles but clearly guarded just the same
I have made some delicious cepe soup from an Elizabeth David recipe and tomorrow we will fry the rest in butter with parsley - yummy.
