
Did you know Germans eat more mushrooms than any other nation in Europe? About 2.9 kilos (6.4 lbs) per person per year. Source
With all of the local varieties available, it´s no wonder.
Many local restaurants will have special Pilz Karte (Mushroom Menus).
Like this one featuring Pfifferling (Chanterelles in English). Schiesshaus in Nürnberg has an awesome reputation for their seasonal menus, to include mushroom season!
Want to make your own? Head to your local farmer´s market! I went last week, and here´s what I found.
Champignon (also called button mushrooms): Available, although
Steinpilz, cep, or porcini mushrooms: I am personally more used to seeing them dried. These are sliced in half, but are white on the outside, with a brown cap. Found in forests with spruce and beech trees, they have a nutty taste to them. Here are a bunch of recipes from the BBC. Their texture lends well to marinating.


A note on foraging for your own mushrooms: Please be VERY careful when doing so. There are over 60 poisonous varieties in the area, some of which closely resemble edible mushrooms. Also, be aware that picking mushrooms is prohibited by law in Naturschutzgebiete (protected nature areas), public parks, and fenced in forests, and areas where trees may be cut down (source: Frankischer Tag). It may also be prohibited in other areas.
Below is a chart of what local varieties are available when. Click on the links to find out more (in German) about each variety.
Pilzart | Jan | Feb | Mrz | Apr | Mai | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Okt | Nov | Dez |
Märzschneckling | x | x | ||||||||||
Fichtenzapfenrübling | x | x | ||||||||||
Milder Kiefernzapfenrübling | x | x | ||||||||||
Steinpilz | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Pfifferling | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Parasol | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Sommersteinpilz | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Violetter Rötelritterling | x | x | ||||||||||
Bovist | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Perlpilz | ||||||||||||
Wiesenchampignon | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Waldchampignon | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Anischampignon | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Marone | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Herbsttrompete | x | x | x | |||||||||
Birkenpilz | x | x | x | |||||||||
Schopftintling | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
RauchblättrigerSchwefelkopf | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Hallimasch | x | x | ||||||||||
Stockschwämmchen | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
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