Mushrooms
Chicken of the Woods
Chicken of the woods typically grows in two periods. Either it appears in May, or it comes in August and September. I primarily find it on oak, but also on other deciduous trees.
Find it in nature
Primarily on oak, but also willow and fruit trees – on stumps and logs
Sjælland
Jægersborg Dyrehave · Charlottenlund Skov
Old oak trees in parks and forests
Østjylland
Marselisborg Skovene
Oak trunks and stumps in deciduous forest
Nordjylland
Rebild Bakker
Old oak and willow trees
The Mushroom Handbook
Similar ingredients
Morel
A rare and capricious mushroom that thrives with elm – years can pass between finds of edible morels.
Hooded Morel
A lovely bonus find in April and May – appears in thickets and parks after rain and mild spring temperatures.
Chanterelle
Found in many types of forest from June to November – peaks after good rainfall and always grows in small groups.