Expert shares knowledge about a delicacy

French-based woodland mushroom company Borde was founded in 1920. Alain Bordes, who represents the third generation of the family-run concern, sheds light on the fungi

Q. What are the most popular types of mushrooms and what's the best season to gather them?

The most emblematic are porcini, chanterelle and morel. In France, morels start to grow in the spring, chanterelles from mid-June and porcini in the autumn. Depending on the country, the mushroom season ranges from spring until late autumn. In China, summer is porcini season, whereas in the Balkans you get them in late spring.