Taking a walk through our local forests in Germany, last Autumn, apart from beautiful tree foliage I was amazed at the mushrooms popping up. Quite a variety, shapes and colours. In Germany one of the few nice things about summer coming to an end is the beginning of mushroom season in Germany. Meals with mushrooms proliferate in restaurants giving diners a taste of autumn. Wikipedia.... Take a walk down one of Germany?s many forest paths in the fall and chances are good you?ll spot some mushrooms. Some are tall. Some are small. They can be brightly colored in red and orange hues or dusty brown. Many are wickedly poisonous and only a few are edible. So it?s best to leave the mushroom picking to experts. Those brought up in the tradition of foraging for mushrooms in Germany take it very seriously. They often know of special locations where edible mushrooms burst through the soil as summer comes to an end and the cooler days of autumn arrive. Since the majority of mushrooms exist in deep root systems underground, the fruit of the fungi (the part we see above ground) usually emerge in the same locations. Some families keep these locations as closely guarded secrets and go on surreptitious mushroom harvests every fall.