Small rounds of elastic cheese made with cow’s milk, similar to Vacherin Mont d'Or. It has a smooth, even, paste and is rindless. The curds are uncooked. It contains 21% (total). Affinage is usually 7 days or more.
The prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne, and home of Michelin. It is the chief industrial centre of the Massif Central.
Amethyst deceiver. It may be cooked with other mushrooms in a mixed mushroom stew or served as a garnish to other dishes.
The aniseed funnel cap. This mushroom has a distincive pale blue colour of young specimens soon fading towards light grey. A couple of these will impart an almost liquorice flavour to a dish. Certainly not many are required but is a food addition to soups and stews.
Woolly milk cap mushroom. A poisonous mushroom.
Common funnel cap mushroom. A funnel-shaped edible mushroom that grows on the ground in woods.
